Formula 1: Sergio Perez fires ambitious warning to teammate Max Verstappen: Sergio Perez has taken a vow that he will ‘get stronger’ this season after having a good first season with Red Bull. Perez is hoping to give a run for their money to his teammate Max Verstappen. Meanwhile, Verstappen won his maiden Formula 1 title last year by beating Lewis Hamilton. Follow Formula 1 updates on Insidesport.IN.
Perez declared his ‘main target’ this year is to win the F1 Drivers’ title. He said, “I think I’m just going to get stronger now. I’m working for it every day. So hopefully this year I can have another gear.”
Formula 1: Fight of the Bulls as Sergio Perez has fired an ambitious warning to his teammate Max Verstappen ahead of the 2022 season – Check Out
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“I know what I have done to get to this point, what my family has done, and we’re proud. But I’m not the type of guy to run around screaming about it, that’s just boring. Everyone has their own story. Their own life, and at the end of the day, we’re here because we want to be here. To race, to compete, to deliver. I’ve had a fantastic career and I still want to achieve a lot more in this sport.”
The Mexican driver achieved five podium finishes last year. It also included winning the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in his maiden season for Red Bull. Perez was unable to finish the last two races in Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi. But, finished fourth or higher in all the five races before Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi. Thus, he developed a consistent form of run for the Milton-Keynes team.
CHECO WINS IN BAKU!
It’s his first victory for Red Bull, and only the second of his career!
He took P1 after Max Verstappen’s crash, and had to hold on during a dramatic restart after the red flag#AzerbaijanGP 🇦🇿 #F1 pic.twitter.com/65WmuCXunG
— Formula 1 (@F1) June 6, 2021
Sergio finished fourth last year in the Driver’s standings. He scored 190 points and was 205.5 points behind his teammate Max Verstappen. But, this year Perez will take the fight to Verstappen and be that extra rival for the title this time around.
Formula 1: Fight of the Bulls as Sergio Perez has fired an ambitious warning to his teammate Max Verstappen ahead of the 2022 season – Check Out
Formula 1: Christian Horner on Sergio Perez and the upcoming Bahrain GP
Red Bull’s team principal, Christian Horner believes Sergio Perez will play an important role in any success of the team. Horner said, “Checo finally finds his level at the right time. He is very tough, he never gives up. Sergio is a great team player. That’s what we need in this fight.”
Christian Horner also warned everybody that his team is ready for the Bahrain Grand Prix. They have already made progress as compared to the performances they showed in the two Pre-season Testings.
Horner added, “I think there’s more to come. We’re just scratching the surface of the potential of these cars. So I think you’ll see another step in Bahrain.”
“I think there’ll be quite a steep curve. I think that every week we’re finding more performance. And you’ve got to think there’s going to be close to one second and a half to two seconds with the development during the course of the year.”
Formula 1: Fight of the Bulls as Sergio Perez has fired an ambitious warning to his teammate Max Verstappen ahead of the 2022 season – Check Out
