The relationship between Sergio “Checo” Pérez and Helmut Marko He seems to be in one of his best moments and the Red Bull advisor takes advantage of the good start to the season that the Mexican driver is having to make it clear that at the moment he has the wind in his favor to achieve his renewal.
After his fifth place in the Australian Grand Prix last weekend, “Checo” Pérez broke the string of two podiums he had been having at the start of the campaign by finishing second in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. However, for Marko the Mexican is doing things very well.
“The shape Carlos (Sainz Jr.) is in is fascinating, but I want to highlight that ‘Checo’ had three good races this year. If he didn’t achieve more in Melbourne it was because of the damage to his car.”acknowledged the energy drink team advisor in an interview with the Austrian portal Laola1.
Sergio “Checo” Pérez He was able to complete last Sunday’s race in Australia where he finished fifth and with his teammate, the Dutchman Max Verstappen, ending up unexpectedly withdrawn from the test due to problems with the brake system of his RB20.
“Checo had the problem with (Fernando) Alonso’s visor that got caught in the lower part of the car, the underbody was also damaged on a curb. He could no longer achieve the times he had achieved before, the lack of downforce affected his tires.”Marko recalled the Mexican’s setbacks.
However, the Red Bull advisor acknowledged that there is a lot of satisfaction with what the performance of “Checo” Pérez is doing in 2024 where the one from Guadalajara is looking to turn the page on what were the ups and downs that he starred in last season. .
“We know that the only weakness that ‘Checo’ has is in the classification, but if he continues to improve like this there is no need to think about another driver. The atmosphere in the team is very good and also as far as ‘Checo’ is concerned”added Helmut Marko about the current situation of the 34-year-old Mexican driver.
In this way, Sergio “Checo” Pérez is very well positioned for a possible contract renewal at the end of this season once his current agreement with the Austrian team ends, about which the shadow of doubt remains. around Max Verstappen.
Although the three-time F1 world champion has a contract with Red Bull until 2028, after the power war within the team, rumors began to emerge about the possibility of him leaving for Mercedes, so the Austrian team must be evaluating have a possible plan B on hand.
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