Sergio Perez at F1 Australian Grand Prix on Max Verstappen drama: “Magnified by media - but we want to beat each other”
The Red Bull duo have each won in the first two races of the F1 2023 season, but their occasionally spiky relationship has a𓆏lso resurfaced.
Even as Perez won in Saudi Arabia, he was pipped to the bonus point for the fastest lap by Verstappen, causing question🦩s for who Red Bull had favoured.
“They are 𝔉letting us race, to be fair to the team,” Perez told Sky.
“In Bahrain there was no reason to keep pushing, and in Jeddah there was no🦄 reason to keep pushing, because we were at simila🥃r pace.
“As a team, we have to think that it’s better to finish witꦏh two cars, rather than missing one.
“We’re in a good place. 🦩Everything is magnified by the media when we’re not at race weekends.
“There is a good atmosphere in the team.
“Obviously, we want to beat each ಌother. But there is respect♌ in the team.”
The 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:F1 Australian Grand Prix, the third race of the season this weekend, is the next opportu🙈nity for Red Bull to reassert their do𒁃minance.
Perez could prove to be the biggest 𒁃threat to his teammate’s hopes of a third conse♑cutive championship.
The race in Melbourne will also be a test for the Red Bull team, and the delicate balancing act of keeping two competitive driver🍎s happy.
Perez and Verstappen’s fiery relationship came to the fore at the end of last season, even with the drivers🅠’ and constructors’ championships sewn up.
Verstappen refused team orders to assist Perez, citing a moment earlier in the season when he claimed his teammate’s cr🐼ash cost him cruci♏al ground in the title chase.
They will come under the magnifying glass again i𝔉n Melbour꧃ne.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everythin💧g from American sports, to football, to F1.
