Red Bull team principal Christian Horner dismissed claims Sergio Perez has been told he will lose his drive if he doesn’t finish second in the drivers’ championship.
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2023 Qatar GP weekend F1 driver ratings
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Posted onIn the punishing heat of the desert, drivers struggled to keep their cool in Qatar. Here’s RaceFans’ driver ratings for the Qatar Grand Prix.
Red Bull ‘desperately need Perez to find his form’ – Horner
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Posted onSergio Perez must raise his performance level over the final five races of the season, says Red Bull team principal Christian Horner.
Drivers criticise “joke” track limits after 51 infringements in Qatar Grand Prix
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Posted onLance Stroll said the Qatar Grand Prix stewards “don’t understand what Formula 1 is these days” after penalising him and others for exceeding track limits.
Perez set to start Qatar Grand Prix from pit lane after crash repairs
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Posted onSergio Perez will start today’s Qatar Grand Prix from the pit lane after his Red Bull team was found to have worked on his car while Parc ferme restrictions were in place.
‘I’d like to blame him but I can’t’: Trio cleared over sprint race crash
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Posted onSergio Perez, Esteban Ocon and Nico Hulkenberg avoided a penalty over the collision which put all three out of Saturday’s sprint race.
Gap between Perez and Verstappen “difficult to explain” – Horner
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Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner admitted it is hard to understand why Sergio Perez has been so far behind Max Verstappen in qualifying.
Verstappen on pole as track limits violations cost Perez and McLaren pair
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Posted onMax Verstappen will start on pole position for Sunday’s Qatar Grand Prix ahead of the two Mercedes of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton.
Perez says Spanish GP set-up struggle was “turning point” in his season
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Posted onRed Bull driver Sergio Perez says his poor performance at the Spanish Grand Prix was the ‘turning point’ in his 2023 title challenge.
2023 Japanese Grand Prix weekend F1 driver ratings
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Posted onMax Verstappen re-established Red Bull as winners at Suzuka, but Sergio Perez struggled. Here are RaceFans’ driver ratings for the Japanese GP.
Verstappen canters to clinch Red Bull’s title – with no help from Perez
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Posted onMax Verstappen controlled the Japanese Grand Prix to secure the constructors’ crown for Red Bull while his team mate endured a race to forget.
Full review needed of “poor weekend” at Suzuka, admits Perez
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Posted onIn the round-up: Perez plans full review of “poor weekend” • Sixth possible at Suzuka, says Alonso • Wolff behind Mercedes position swap
Magnussen unimpressed by Perez’s “desperate move” in Japanese GP
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Posted onKevin Magnussen said Sergio Perez made a “desperate” attempt to overtake when the pair collided in the Japanese Grand Prix.
Dodging Qatar penalty the only decent thing we got from Perez’s race – Horner
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Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner said the team’s unorthodox move to avoid a penalty for Sergio Perez was the only upside to his race.
Norris accuses Perez of costing him “10 seconds” during VSC period
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Posted onLando Norris’ race engineer suggested Sergio Perez was driving slowly “on purpose” to help his team mate Max Verstappen during a VSC period.
Perez given four penalty points for two incidents in Japanese Grand Prix
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Posted onSergio Perez collected four penalty points in a single race after being involved in two separate incidents in the Japanese Grand Prix.
Red Bull break record with sixth constructors’ championship win
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Posted onRed Bull broke a record held by McLaren and Ferrari by winning their sixth constructors championship in Japan.
Perez admits he’s “two steps behind” after qualifying 0.7s off Verstappen at Suzuka
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Posted onSergio Perez admitted he hasn’t been able to get on terms with team mate’s Max Verstappen’s pace at Suzuka this weekend.
Verstappen takes dominant pole ahead of Piastri as Perez struggles to fifth
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Posted onMax Verstappen secured pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix by over half a second from the two McLarens of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.
Ferrari resurgence continues but Perez must find 16kph to match Verstappen
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Posted onMax Verstappen looked back to his best on Friday in Suzuka with a close battle brewing behind him, but his team mate has a lot of speed to find.