Although he did not name names, seven-time world champion Hamilton said that he didn’t feel Perez was getting the right amount o🌠f support from Red Bull and pointed the fi𒉰nger at “one particular person”. 

Hamilton’s comments appeared to be referring to Red Bull mot🔯orsport 🥂advisor Helmut Marko, who has publicly criticised Perez’s performances on several occasions this year. 

Marko also blamed thღe under-pressure Mexican’s inconsistent form on his💎 ethnicity, which he later apologised for.  

Speaking to Fox Sports ahead of this week▨end’s Mexico Cit🌜y Grand Prix, Hamilton said: “I don’t think his team has been really massively supportive of him.

“I wouldn’t say the team because there are a lot of people within a team but one particular spokesperson has not been really great in helping psychologica🌞lly.

“If I heard Toto talking negatively about me on the weekends it would🉐 be really quite tough. So it’s a difficult environment for him but I think he’s dealt with🌼 it to the best of his ability.”

But Horner dismissed Hamilton’s concerns, quipping: “It’s very nice that Lewis has so much care and attention [for Perez] when he was questioni🌱ng the validity of Max’s teammate 😼only a few weeks ago.” 

Horner was referencing Hamilton’s recent comments to Sky Italy that he believed he’d faced tougher teammates than those Versta🅠ppen has gone up against in his career. 

“But look, there’s always rumours that are circulating in this paddock, especially when there’s very little to write about,” Horner contꦯinued. 

“[Sergio] has a great relationship with the team, a strong relationship with his teammate, and we want to see him finish second in the championship, which is something we’ve never achiev༒ed before – to have a one-two.”

Horner also shut down rumours that Perez, who is under contract with Red Bull for 2024, is considering retiring from F1 at the end of the season. 

“There’s absolꦜutely no plan of any rౠetirement!” Horner insisted.