Sergio Perez recently signed a new contract extension which will keep him alongside Max Verstappen at Red Bull beyond this season.
But what was he thinking when driving this Red Bull soapbox at a promotional event in Montreal ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix?
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notagrumpyfan
15th June 2024, 8:38
Perez unmoved when finding out that his contract extension doesn’t stipulate which car he would drive.
Komu (@tobikomu)
15th June 2024, 8:57
And they said Red Bull doesn’t want to develop the car to match Perez skills
Euro Brun (@eurobrun)
15th June 2024, 8:58
The final remains of Perez’s car, after he scattered all his bodywork around the Montreal circuit.
AndrewT (@andrewt)
15th June 2024, 9:00
Red Bull gives you wings only if you didn’t break them last time out.
Sonny Crockett (@sonnycrockett)
15th June 2024, 9:02
“Only 15 cars ahead of me. Come on Checo, you can do this!”
Derek Edwards
15th June 2024, 11:56
Yes, I’m over the hill.
Roth Man (@rdotquestionmark)
15th June 2024, 12:43
Brilliant
paul rodriguez
15th June 2024, 20:23
Absolutely brilliant! and take note: I am Mexican, and a big Checo fan…
Sonny Crockett (@sonnycrockett)
15th June 2024, 9:05
It suddenly dawns on Checo that he should have checked the small print in his contract extension before signing.
Esploratore (@esploratore1)
17th June 2024, 0:33
Ahah, so true!
Severin (@severin)
15th June 2024, 9:07
Red Bull’s latest design raises question over whether Adrian Newey’s replacement lacks a similar understanding of aerodynamics…
Rom
15th June 2024, 9:19
Fans misunderstand Red Bull press release which says that Perez is getting canned, only to discover he’s staying with the team and is now driving a can shaped car.
Nulla Pax (@nullapax)
15th June 2024, 10:15
All of these are already so good I am laughing hard and not even going to try to beat them
Mayrton
16th June 2024, 8:51
Same here. All very good!
BMW P85 V10
15th June 2024, 10:30
This car feels great with the updates, we’ve definitely made a big step forward.
JohnNik (@johnnik)
15th June 2024, 12:32
Checo accuses RedBull of Verstappen favouritism.
JungleMartin
15th June 2024, 13:29
Love it! :)
Scotty (@rockonscotty)
15th June 2024, 12:36
First testing day of the post Newey era has mixed results.
Red Andy (@red-andy)
15th June 2024, 12:51
I’m sure this thing had a rear wing when I set off.
Picasso 1.9D FTW (@picasso-19d-ftw)
15th June 2024, 13:18
“Checo, whenever you doubt your skills just tell yourself ‘yes I can’”
Rick Gomez (@rgomez13)
15th June 2024, 13:28
Helmut Marko let’s Checo take his first race car for a ride.
Urvaksh (@thedoctor03)
15th June 2024, 15:26
“And once I joined Red Bull, whatever was left of my career went….”
Damon (@damon)
15th June 2024, 16:35
“Huh! Crashing THIS car will cost the team pennies!”
MichaelV12 (@michaelv12)
15th June 2024, 17:15
This is me playing “career mode” in Motorsport Manager.
Been a bit down hill lately…
Monosodico
15th June 2024, 17:38
Ha! and they says that they give Max and me the same car!
PJ
15th June 2024, 19:37
Sergio… ” Hay!!! Seriously guys is this all we can afford to build to due the budget cap?”
Roth Man (@rdotquestionmark)
15th June 2024, 20:05
The cynics did say it would be all downhill for Red Bull after Adrian Newey left.
Nick T.
16th June 2024, 3:20
I’m not sure the Red Bull organization realized the gravity of Newey’s departure.
hiiii-yooo!
An Sionnach
15th June 2024, 23:09
Checked out
An Sionnach
15th June 2024, 23:14
Or…
“Checo deal crucial for engineless Red Bull”
Rich Hill
15th June 2024, 23:53
‘Despite no one person being bigger than the team, there were definitely subtle signs of Newey’s departure’
Nick T.
16th June 2024, 3:18
The next quote read: This cardboard chassis and that missing trough of jelly beans at HQ remind us what losing Adrian and Rob Marshall did for this organization.
Rich Hill
16th June 2024, 0:05
‘Sergio found satisfaction in the 2026 new regs, despite all the concern’
Johnny
16th June 2024, 0:39
Still out in Q1
Jungle
16th June 2024, 1:02
“So Checo retire the car…box box.”
“Why everything’s feeling good. How’s my delta?”
“Mate the race finished over an hour ago!”
EffWunFan (@cairnsfella)
16th June 2024, 2:37
After finishing last, Sergio admitted that running the intermediates on a bone dry track was a foolish gamble.
Nick T.
16th June 2024, 3:01
Soapbox, soapbox, soapbox, Checo. We’re going to swap in Helmut, glass eye be damned!
Nick T.
16th June 2024, 3:14
“Sorry, Checo, that’s P18. Your lathering speed was just two tenths off reaching Q2 of Milton Keynes’ annual Holiday Soapbox Grand Prix.”
Potential Future RBR Press Release:
Red Bull Racing are proud to gift Max the RBR R20 in recognition of the historic fourth straight driver’s title and 14 wins he achieved in this now legendary chassis.
Last, but also lease, RBR in association with Telmex and Mexico’s Minister of defense, are proud to gift their 1998 soapbox prototype, the washed up, in memoriam of all the bubbly he left sitting in our coolers.
Crawliin-from-the-wreckage- Special Unhinged Edition (@davedai)
16th June 2024, 4:09
Hey now
HAY now
Don’t dream it’s over
mog
16th June 2024, 4:28
Its all downhill from here
Coventry Climax
16th June 2024, 18:54
This is, in my opinion, the best!
Crawliin-from-the-wreckage- Special Unhinged Edition (@davedai)
16th June 2024, 6:13
YESS! You can’t beat a good roll in the hay.
stjs16 (@stjs16)
16th June 2024, 7:46
Redbull immersing Perez in a can of their finest hoping it will give him wings!
Asanator
16th June 2024, 12:03
Suspicions grow following Sergio’s contract renewal claim that he and Max will be “given the same opportunities to win.”
Coventry Climax
16th June 2024, 18:53
With the new BoP regulations for ’26, Checo is certain he stands a chance of making it into Q2.
Chris Møller
16th June 2024, 19:59
Ha ha – now this soap is boxd!💪🏻
Racer X (@ubangee)
17th June 2024, 1:47
Red Bull’s New Crash Test Dummy…
Placid (@placid)
17th June 2024, 20:27
I could not believe I got “ZONKED” by Wayne Brady. Should have taken the $1500 in cash.
Clay (@clayt)
17th June 2024, 20:53
Red Bull can fix kerb-riding without losing RB20’s major strengths – Verstappen