“What’s in it for Perez to help?” - Fresh friction at Red Bull despite F1 dominance?
Perez kept recovering teammate Verstappen at bay in another easy Red Bull one-two at the Saudi Arabiᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚan Grand Prix, but tension appeared to rise within the team.
With both drivers reporting reliability concerns in the final stint, Perez and Verstappen were told to manage their pace to the end and run to a 1m33s t♛arget lap time.
Perez was irked by the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:“different information” he received after learning to his surprise that Verstappen had snatched 🐲the fastest lap bonus poi💙nt on the final tour to maintain his championship lead by a point.
And Croft, 🍨who reckons the early 👍friction is a sign of things to come, has predicted a “few banana skins down the road” for Red Bull.
”I am not quite sure everything is h꧙ow Christian Horner would like it and how 🌱the team would like it for a smooth domination,” Croft told the Sky Sports F1 podcast.
"They are dominating Formula 1 on the track but they came very close to not having that one-two in Bahrain and had issues [in the race in Saudi Arabi🦋a].
"In the cooldown room after the race, there was still friction between the two drivers. Chec♎o [Perez] was not a happy man at being asked to do target lap times that were slower than his team-mate.
"Perez is in the last year of his deal and if there are n𓆉o signs of another deal coming, what's in it for Sergio to help his team-mate in the way Red Bull would like? I think there are a few banana skins down the road.”
Red Bull have already tried to defuse💝 underlying tension between Verstappen and Perez following a team orders row towards the end of last season.
Croft also noted how Jos Verstappen, Max’s father, and manager Raymond Vermeulen were caught on camera 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:awkwardly refusing to join in with Perez’s victory cele🌸brations in Jeddah.
"As for Max's dad, all 🐓is clearly not well in Jos Verstappen's mind when his son finishes and leads the world championship, yet he can barely break a smile!” Croft added.
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