In a recent interview on Red Bull-owned Servus TV, Marko made reference to Perez's ♉country of origin - albeit incorrectly as Mexico isn’t in South America - as a reasꩵon for his inconsistent form.

He was quoted as saying: “Let’s remember that he 🌠is South American, and so he is not as focused as Max Verstappen oꦇr Sebastian Vettel was.

“But rac👍ing is his forte, and he had a very good race. Overtaking three drivers, in George Russell and the Ferraris, was not easy.”

Marko has 🎐now apologised for the aforemen൩tioned comment.

The statement read: “I would like to apo🅘logise for my offensive remark and want to make it absolutely clear that I do not believe that we can generalise about the people from any coun🐷try, any race, any ethnicity.

“I 🎀was trying to make a point that Checo has fluctuated in his performance this year, but it was wrong to attribute this to his cultural heritage.”

Perez sits 145 points behind teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen in the F1 championship standings.