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Red Bull Taskmaster Helmut Marko Praised Sergio Perez for Breaking Stereotype Against Max Verstappen

Sabyasachi Biswas
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Red Bull Taskmaster Helmut Marko Praised Sergio Perez for Breaking Stereotype Against Max Verstappen

Mexican F1 driver Sergio Perez started his third season with Red Bull in Bahrain last week. While many weren’t sure about his capabilities to tackle Max Verstappen’s challenge, Perez did it with ease and broke the stereotype. As the former Racing Point driver made it to his third year, Helmut Marko applauded his valiant efforts.

As per Sport.de, Soy Motor reported that Marko lauded Checo for not breaking down like many drivers on the team. Such as Pierre Gasly, who replaced the outgoing Daniel Ricciardo in 2019. And later on, Alex Albon replaced Gasly in the Austrian team. Citing it as a great achievement, he also said about the current Red Bull driver who doesn’t give up.

Saying Max Verstappen has no weakness, the Red Bull taskmaster lauded Perez’s valiant effort. As he finished the 2022 season in P3, the Austrian feels he is a suited member to help Red Bull finish in P1 and P2 in the driver’s championship.

Perez joined the Milton-Keynes-based team in 2021 from Racing Point [currently Aston Martin]. The Mexican driver replaced a shaky Alex Albon on the team. From there on, the 33-year-old managed to keep close to Verstappen as compared to his other teammates in recent times.

Perez feels Charles Leclerc cost him Bahrain GP win

The Red Bull star driver finished the season opener in Bahrain in P2. While his Dutch teammate won the Bahrain GP, Perez feels he could have won the race. And for this, he blames Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc for not winning the race.

As per reports, Perez said losing out to Leclerc in the first turn was the turning point of the race. The Red Bull driver lost out to the Ferrari driver as the lights went out. From then on, the Mexican race driver chased the Monegasque until the SF-23 halted due to reliability issues.

Also Read: Former World Champion Claims Lando Norris and Max Verstappen Are Equally Good F1 Drivers

Perez wants to push for more in Red Bull

After playing the ultimate team game in Red Bull so far, the Mexican driver now wants to push for more. A driver who always put his team over himself for two years has recently taken a stance for himself.

The Mexican driver’s father opened up on it recently. He said the Red Bull ace told his father that he is not returning to Mexico until he wins a world title.

Admittedly, the Red Bull driver has looked more poised and determined to finish on top this year. It’ll be interesting to see how Sergio Perez takes up his challenges against Max Verstappen from here on.

Also Read: When Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen Gave an Epic Reaction to a ‘Neverending’ Question During a Presser

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Sabyasachi Biswas

Sabyasachi Biswas

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Sabyasachi Biswas is an F1 journalist at The SportsRush. With over one and a half decades of love for the sport and five years of experience in the field, he dreams to be a regular at the paddock when the lights go out. A Red Bull fan and F1 fan in general over the years, he enjoyed watching Felipe Massa, Sebastian Vettel, and Max Verstappen dominate the track. Apart from F1, he's also a big-time Madridista and Federer fanatic. He was a sub-junior level footballer, won inter-district quizzes and debate competitions back in school. A travel freak throughout, he tries different cuisines and learns new cultures whenever he's away from the keyboard.

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