Christian Horner admits Red Bull ‘desperately needs answers’ over Sergio Perez’s performance for 2025
Sergio Perez has done a fraction of the work in comparison to Max Verstappen at Red Bull this year.
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Christian Horner and Sergio Perez (Via: Imago)
Red Bull has lost the lead in the 2024 constructor’s championship to McLaren. While the woes of the RB20 have often been pointed out for this, another major issue in the form of Sergio Perez has been testing the patience of Red Bull supremo Christian Horner. Consequently, the Brit admitted that Perez’s underwhelming performances could not continue as the team needs to rep up for the 2025 season.
Sergio Perez joined Red Bull at the start of the 2021 campaign. Initially, the Mexican appeared as the solution to the age-old second driver problem at Milton Keynes. However, his recent performances have played a major part in the Austrian giant losing the lead in the constructor’s standings. On the other hand, his teammate Max Verstappen has twice as many points as him and is fighting for the driver’s championship.
This stark difference between the two drivers’ capabilities might hamper the Austrian team going forward. Moreover, as questions started piling up against the 34-year-old’s abilities, Christian Horner also joined in and revealed the urgency of the situation at Milton Keynes.
We desperately need answers. I think when you look at our opponents, Ferrari will be strong next year, with [Lewis] Hamilton and [Charles] Leclerc. Plus McLaren with [Lando] Norris and [Oscar] Piastri is a strong line-up. We need to make sure that with both of our drivers, that there’s not a big gap between them because you can’t afford to have that.
Christian Horner said in an interview with Autosport
Horner took a stern stance that Red Bull needs their drivers to perform if they want to stay with the team. However, the paddock could take his wordings as hypocritical as when Perez was underperforming, he was given another chance. After the summer break, he was allowed to stay with the team and has yet to showcase his excellence behind the wheel of the RB20.
Sergio Perez aiming to have a better weekend in Austin
Though the six-time race winner has scored only 13 points in his past four outings, he has remained optimistic that the tide would soon turn in his favor. With Red Bull bringing upgrades at the US GP, Perez seemed optimistic that the team would make a big step towards the car becoming more stable to drive.
The 34-year-old explained his thoughts about the upcoming Austin GP and glanced at Red Bull’s decision to introduce upgrades at a Sprint race weekend.
We are looking to come into Austin in a better place with the car, we have made some changes in the break, aimed at improving the pace and we will see how competitive we are in Austin. It being a Sprint race makes things a little tricky, because we have one practice session to get the car right before it counts but that’s where working as a team comes in and that’s what we excel at.
Sergio Perez via @Junaid_samodien
Despite his positive attitude, fans fear that Perez’s optimism might not result in a fruitful outing on track. In light of this, the Mexican desperately needs to have an impressive next few rounds before the season’s climax in Abu Dhabi. He will be required to re-assert his worth in the paddock, or else he could lose his seat for 2025.
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