Christian Horner and Helmut Marko They are looking for a new driver to be a teammate Max Verstappen at Red Bull. They said it openly. AND Checo Pérez, Meanwhile, he’s letting himself be loved and revealed that last summer he received up to two offers to seek a new seat on the Formula 1 grid.
In comments reported by ‘SoyMotor’ this Friday, Checo speaks of these “two opportunities”: “I had the opportunity, two opportunities, to change teams.”
But leaving Red Bull means abandoning the car that has been the most dominant in recent seasons: “When I looked at it, I said to myself: I really like the challenge I have at Red Bull. It’s a huge challenge to be Max’s teammate.. It’s a challenge that basically trains you for everything. “So I said to myself, I want to spend the last part of my career at the top, at the top, where the pressure is total.”
Because even if he can’t compete with Max, Pérez loves the challenge of Red Bull. “When we go through a difficult period, we talk a lot. But in the end, there is 90% of the grid who would have loved to have had my race,” declared the Mexican driver in a preview of the United States Grand Prix.
He believes that he must value his career: “When you are a driver, you only think about the next race: the next challenge, the next category, the next contract. It’s always about the next, the next, the next Sometimes it’s good to step back and remember how far you’ve come. a very brutal sport.
His withdrawal
In recent days it has been published that Czech He could announce his retirement from the Mexican Grand Prix, but he denied it. For now he will have to think about his immediate future because Red Bull’s intention once the world championship is over would be to look for a new partner for Max Verstappen. And Pérez, although he saved the seat this summer, would have his days numbered.
