Sergio Perez defends F1 teammate Max Verstappen over ‘bad loser’ claim

Due to Red Bull’s dominance in F1 2023, Verstappen and Perez are often the only two drivers capable of w🥃inning𝔉 each weekend.
Verstappen has three wins to his name, while Perez has started t❀he year strongly with two victories.
The reigning world champion’s reaction to losing♛ out in Saudi Arabia was criticised by former Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg, saying that Verstappen could be more “graci🥃ous” in defeat.
Heading into this weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix - 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:which is un🐲der threat due to flooding - Verstappen leads Perez by 14 points.
Speaking on the Pardon My Take podcast, Perez defended Verstappen for how꧙ he handles being beaten in F1.
"🐲He's a good loser, I'll say," Perez commented which resulted in laughter from Verstappen and th꧂e two podcast hosts.
"He has a fame of [a] bad loser," he added.
"But honestly whenever 𒐪🦂I beat him he's like, he's really like 'well done'.
"And i💮t's not very normal i🐠n F1 to have like, that sort of teammate.
"He really comes and y🀅ou know, 'well done mate' and you can see that he feels it, and that's... I appreciate that."

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