“He’s not an idiot” - Max Verstappen weighs in on Sergio Perez’s Red Bull struggles

"But sometimes people have been very harsh on him because he’s🎐 not an id𓄧iot."

Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez
Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen has weighed in on 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sergio Perez’s difficult F1 season with Red Bull, declaring “he’s not an idioℱt”.

Perez’s future with Red Bull is in the balance after shar🐼eholders reportedly held a meeting on Monday🌄 to discuss it.

The Mexican’s poor form impactꦇed Red Bull’s constructors’ championship bid, leaving them third overall behind McLaren and Ferrari.

As a result, Red Bull are seriously considering replacing him with either 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Yuki Tsunoda or 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Liam Lawson.

Speaking after🧸 Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Verstappen was once again asked about Perez’s future.

“I don’t know. This is up to the team,” he sa⛄id. “I always worked really well with Checo. He’s a g🙈reat guy, honestly.

“It’s very rare that you have a teammate like him, wh🌠o has always been very good and just a nice guy.

“I work with him every weekend, week in, week out. I find people have been very h💫arsh on him.

“Of course, some weekends maybe could have been better, a✱ctually. But sometimes people have been very harsh on him because he’s not aꦿn idiot.

“He’💧s always been regarded as a great driver. It’s been tough, but it’s been tough for everyone in the team, because sometimes it was very difficult to driveᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ.”

Tsunoda or Lawson for Red Bull?

All signs are pointing 🌳towards Lawson getting the call-up to Red Bull alongside Verst♌appen for next year.

Even though Lawson was out-qu🍸alified 6-0 by Tsunoda, the margin between the pair - aside from in Las Vegas - was often less than a tenth.

The way Lawson has adapted to life in F1 with limited experience has impressed Red💟 Bull’s hierarchy, while there are still concerns over Tsunoda’s temperament.

Tsunoda did perform well in the post-season Abu Dha♊bi test.

He declared that it didn’t re﷽quire much adaptation to get used to the Red Bꩵull RB20, explaining that it suited his driving style.

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