Perez feels he has the full backing from Red Bull to fight for the F1 title now, suggesting the team is no longer a one-car operation.
With Red Bull's new RB19 proving to be the class of the field this year, the championship battle already looks set to be a straight head-to-head between Perez andThe potential for that fight to get quite intense was made obvious at the recent Saudi Arabian Grand Prix when Perez edged out his team-mate in the fight for the win, but their battle was somewhat overshadowed by controversy over the dispute for the fastest lap.
Asked ahead of the Australian Grand Prix if he felt he had the tools necessary to beat Verstappen, Perez said:"I fully believe [that], and certainly when I came to the team, things were very different. Basically, they were just going racing with two cars because they had to. "I really believe that I have full support of the team as much as Max does, and that I will have every single opportunity to win the championship as much as Max."
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