Christian Horner claims Sergio Pérez has been in a ‘bit of a head-spin’ amidst his poor F1 run 

Sergio Perez has not scored a podium since the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix.

Christian Horner claims Sergio Pérez has been in a ‘bit of a head-spin’ amidst his poor F1 run 

Christian Horner and Sergio Perez (Via: Imago)

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has shared his thoughts on Sergio Perez‘s poor run this season. Horner has been a constant supporter of the six-time Grand Prix winner throughout his underperforming spell.

Sergio Perez has amassed only 11 points in the last five races after signing a contract extension with Red Bull. The 34-year-old’s performance has seen a steep decline since the Imola GP, despite starting the 2024 season on a convincing note.

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Christian Horner has claimed that the Milton-Keynes-based outfit is hopeful of the Mexican’s capabilities to bring back his best form. Horner has thereafter spoken of the dire need for Perez to perform well to support the team’s title chances.

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I think he's been in a bit of a head-spin the last few races, but hopefully today were the signs that he's coming out of that. The team are working very hard with him to support him and make sure that he does re-find his form, because we desperately need it.
Christian Horner spoke after FP2 at the Hungarian Grand Prix

Perez finished in fourth place at the end of FP2 on Friday, which is an encouraging result for the team. He will now try to chart better lap times during Saturday’s running in hopes of a fruitful run around the Hungaroring.

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Sergio Perez deems Friday run at Budapest a good one for Red Bull

Sergio Perez appeared content after the two practice sessions in Budapest on Friday. The 34-year-old showered immense praise on the upgrades of the RB20 while reflecting on his performance.

Sergio Perez (via IMAGO)
Sergio Perez (via IMAGO)
It has been a good Friday, I think we made a good step from FP1 to FP2, we made the right changes and took the right direction. This is the most comfortable I have felt with the car at this stage of the weekend in a while.
Sergio Perez said after FP2 in Budapest

The Mexican driver claimed that he felt the best in a long time during a practice session in F1. Perez spoke in an uplifted tone to the media, which entails a good flow of emotions for the struggling driver.

Red Bull finished on the front row in both of the Friday sessions and will be hoping for similar results going forward. Up next awaits an exciting qualifying, which will witness the top teams fight for pole position around the 4.3 km race track.

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