Red Bull pays tribute to Sergio “Chico” Perez ahead of the US Grand Prix

I wrote in Sports he 10/19/2023 10:28 AM

Mexico City.- Sergio “Chico” Perez, Red Bull Racing driver In the Formula 1has faced difficult months in the top category of motorsport, after two difficult weekends in racing Japanese and Qatar Grand Prixwhere he was a spectator of overwhelming domination Max Verstappen, his teammate at Red Bull Racingwhich took more than one lap out of it.

but, Czech Perez He is working like never before to regain his level and confidence in a confrontation US Grand PrixSomething that Red Bull has not noticed since Christian Horner, team captain He revealed that the man from Guadalajara has done a tremendous job “to find the roots of his problems”, since Chico went to the team’s factory in Milton Keynes to work on the simulator.

“Last week he spent three days in the simulator, something he had never done before,” Horner told the Daily Mirror.

He mentioned that Sergio Perez He spent three straight days in the simulator to try to find the roots of some of the problems he encountered Qatar and Japan. The Austrian team president confirmed that he has made a lot of progress and hopes that this will be noticeable this weekend. These statements come after rumors about the future of the Mexican pilot; but, Christian Horner stopped the rumors in their tracks He denied that Red Bull is considering letting him leave for 2024.

The technical director pointed out that the matter had not been discussed or thought about, “Chico is our driver and we want to support him in the best possible way.” In addition, he noted that the Mexican’s work was not bad, since then he is very close to obtaining the best result of his career. , which is second place in Drivers’ ChampionshipThis may also be historical Red Bull, going first 1-2 and representing an overwhelming dominance of the season.

“We think he can finish second in the championship, but he faces strong competitors and still has a lot of races to go. We chose Chico first because of his experience and ability to handle pressure. “He gave us a lot in 2021 and 2022, and contributed to the constructors’ championship last year and this year with the victories he achieved.”

Finally, he confirmed that he was in Red Bull Potential Sergio PerezAlthough he did not appear in the last races, he will receive support to regain his level at the beginning of next season. Likewise, Horner noted that it has been a tough season and being a teammate Max is a mental challenge. “We have six doubles this year, he has won two Grand Prix and remains second in the World Championship, 30 points behind Lewis Hamilton. It was not all bad,” he concluded.

Source: Tribune