Red Bull sure Sergio Perez’s troubled Imola F1 weekend is “just a blip”
Red Bull boss Christian Horner remains𒁃 sure Sergio Perez's poor performance at Imola was a one-off.
Red Bull F1 team principal Christian Horner is confident 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sergio Perez’s poor weekend at♍ the ꧋Emilia Romagna Grand Prix is “just a blip”.
Perez endured a𝐆 torrid weekend at Imola as he crashed in final practice, before failing to reach Q3 as he qualified a lowly 11th on the grℱid.
In Sunday’s grand prix, the Mexican co♈uld only recover to eighth and was beaten by both Mercedes drivers. He made another mistake by running wide mid-way through the race.
But Horner 𒐪insisted he is not concerned about Perez’s below-par weekend.
“Our simulations were saying before the race that P7 was potentially optimal and nothing happened, no Safety Cars or anything 💃li🌃ke that,” Horner told media including at Imola.
💯“He had one trip through the gravel t꧋hat cost him about six seconds. But I think that was about the maximum that he could take from that grid position today.”
Perez has now slipped to third in the world championship standings, six points behind Ferrari’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc.
Asked whether it gave Red Bull flashbacks to his 2023 struggles, Horner replied: “I think it’s just a blip. He’s always gone well at M☂onaco, so we will see.”
Whil꧙e Horner acknowledged it is a crucial time for Perez to perform as he seeks to retain his Red Bull seat for next season, he backed the Mex🌊ican’s start to the season.
“It’s a 24-race calendar. He’s had a great start to theဣ year,” Horner stressed. “His approach has been very strong. He’s changed his approach a bit this year and today’s result w☂as dictated by yesterday’s qualifying.”
Perez has made it clear he wants his future resolved in the coming weeks but Horner ꦇinsisted Red Bull are not setting a specific timeframe to finalꦡise their 2025 line-up.
“The whole driver market is playing itself out and we know exactly where we are at and what our options are. In the timing that’s right for us we꧋’ll make dec🦩isions about the future.
Asked if Red Bull just need to iron out the finer terms of a contract extension for Perez, Horner replied: “Checo’s always a very straightf💯orward guy to deal with, so I wouldn’t expect that to be an issue.”
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