According to reputable German outlet , amid his struggles in F1 2023, Perez had asked Red Bull to allow him to drive a pre-Spanish Grand Prix veဣrsion of the car.

Perez’s best form🧔 in 2023 came in the opening handful of flyaway races.

The Mexican won two of the opening races, and looked set to take the lead of the drivers’ championship for the first time in his career until 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen snatched the fastest lap in Saudi Arabia.

From Miami onwards, where Perez was beaten to win by Verstappen (de🔯spite Perez starting from pole position; Verstappen in ninth), the former Force India driver’s form dipped considerably.

Perez failed to make Q3 in five conseꦅcutive events as Verstappen remained unbeaten during this period.

Even five months laﷺter, Perez’s performances haven’t improved, picking up three time penalties for track limits in Qatar.

Consequently, there’s be🌺en intense speculation about Perez’s future despite him having a contract for 202♕4.

Perez’s desire to drive a pre-upgraded version of the RB19 is unsurprising given his best form came earl🅺ier in the season.

However, as expected, Red Bull never entertained the idea gi🍬ven the cost involved and the practicalities of having two different specifications of car.

It’s not completely unusual, with Haas doing so during Romain Grosjean’s stint with the team, and they soon found out their ღupgrades hadn’t worked as intended when comparing the two specifications.

But given Verstappen and Red Bull’s domination in 2023, as far as the engineers are concerned, the car has got quick🧜er but Perez has struggled to adapt.