Sergio Perez’s father has commen♒ted upon his son’s relationship wi💫th Max Verstappen.

The two Red Bull drivers have not alway🍃s got along smoothly but, this season, have worked on-track like a well-oil🎐ed machine.

“They are t꧑wo tigers in the ꦍsame cage, is what I have told them,” Antonio Perez told  in Mexico.

“And if you ask me, who would𒈔 you like🍎 to see Checo team up with, I would say the best in the world.

“So however it is today, Checo 𓃲is the second best in the world in Formula One.”

He also insisted: "The best of⛦ Checo Perez has not yetไ been seen.”

The 💃relationship between the two Red Bull drivers has mellowed this season, after exploding last year.

Verstappen refused team orders at the back end of 2023, after already claiming the champio🎃nship, which we🔯re intended to help Perez.

He then insisted it was not his job to assist his teammate in finishing second overall in 🍨the championship.

Verstappeꦦn referred to an incident earlier in the season, in Monaco qualifying, where he was hampered by a Perez crash.

Perez has secured three P2 finishes in five F1 grands prix this season, each time w♍ith Verstappen winning the race.

That series of resul🅷ts represents the dream scenario for the dominant Redꩲ Bull team.

At last weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix, Perez ceded P2 to Lando Norris and w💦as forced to settle for P3, but Christian Horner insisted his No2 driver was unfortunate.

The run of positive results that Perez has strung together, in Verstappen’s shadow🌳, is the best possible respon🍰se to the pressure he is under to keep his Red Bull drive.

Perez’s contract expires this year and the best car in F1 would be cove💎ted by most drivers on the grid.

Fꦅerrari’s Carlos Sainz - the winner of the past two grands prix that Red Bull failed to win - ꩵis among the options to replace Perez.