Martin Brundle offers his theory for why Red Bull are currently keeping the faith in Sergio Perez.
Despite recently being handed a fresh two-year deal, pressure is growing on the underperforming Perez, who has finished no higher than seventh in the past five races and has contributed just 11 points to Red Bull ’s tally of 105 points in that time.
“We know that it’s commercially attractive to them, we know that he’s a good foil for Max,” Brundle said on the Sky Sports F1 podcast. “But all of a sudden, they’ve got some rivals on their hands, and they can’t comfortably win the constructors’ title without Sergio being on tip-top form. “If he was ‘Driver B’ and none of that nationality or commerciality mattered, they would have replaced him – let’s be honest.”“It’s a tough one. The trouble is for a young driver, Verstappen just breaks their head because he’s so fast and he can handle a car that’s a little bit lively in a high-speed corner,” he explained.
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