P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Sergio Perez will have to make do with a different race engineer for the next four races.
Sergio Perez will have a new race engineer, Richard Wood, for the next four races, starting at the Dutch Grand Prix this weekend, as reported by Fox Sports Mexico. Wood will step in for Hugh Bird, who is going on paternity leave after being Perez’s race engineer since 2021. Wood, currently Perez’s performance engineer, will cover races at Zandvoort, Monza, Baku, and Singapore. Red Bull is counting on Perez, 34, to deliver a strong performance in Zandvoort after confirming his seat for the remaining races following the summer break. If Perez underperforms, McLaren could close in on Red Bull’s 42-point lead in the constructors’ championship.
