Sergio Perez’s dad on Max Verstappen: “Two tigers in the same cage, no favouritism”

The father of Sergio Perez claims that rumours of tension with Max Verstappen are “a lie”.
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing and team mate Sergio Perez (MEX) Red Bull Racing. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 2,
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing and team mate Sergio Perez (MEX) Red Bull Racing. …

The Red Bull duo have won the first three grands prix of 2023 between them, cementing their team’s dominance after they claimeꦦd the drivers’ and constructors’ ch🐼ampionship last year.

Bu✃t there have been obvious problems between the drivers - Verstapp༒en refused team orders last season, citing an earlier incident where he insisted Perez ruined his qualifying.

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Even this year amid their dominance, Perez claimed🃏 that he was receiving different instructions to Verstappen as they both hunted a point for the fastest lap.

Asked by if his son and Verst𒈔appen had issues between them, Antonio Perez said: 🌄That is a lie, let us be clear. 

“Red Bull is a brand that costs many billions of🐠 dollars above Checo and Max. 

“It is a professional team that wants to win with its two drivers, they want to have lap onꦏe from practice one and they want their two drivers to ꦰbe 1 and 2.

“There is no favouritism for anyone, everything is ♎🌺speculation. 

The podium (L to R): Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing, second; Ben Waterhouse (GBR) Red Bull Racing Head of Performance
The podium (L to R): Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing, second; Ben Waterhouse (GBR) Red…

“Red🥂 Bull has the two best tigers in the same cage, if they were not on the same level there would be no thing that is happening.”

Aston Martin have emerg👍ed as the closest challengers to Red Bull, ahead of Mercedes and Ferrari.

Fernando Alonso has been✅ on the podium at each race in 2023 so far.

Lewis🌳 Hamilton finished as runner-up behind Verstappen in Australia.

“Hopefully more teams and drivers join to fꦺight the championship, that the fight is not only between Chec🌺o and Max,” Perez’s father said.

The F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix is on April 30.

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