Christian Horner claims Sergio Perez aims to triumph over Max Verstappen in the 2023 Mexican GP

Sergio Perez has not performed as per expectations during the 2023 F1 season.

Christian Horner claims Sergio Perez aims to triumph over Max Verstappen in the 2023 Mexican GP

Christian Horner and Sergio Perez (Credits: Planet F1)

Sergio Perez, the Red Bull F1 driver, had a roller coaster of a ride during the first leg of the ongoing campaign. He had a few ups with many downs, and with the second leg just around the corner, Christian Horner has shed light on the main targets for the Mexican driver during the remaining races.

Sergio Perez started the 2023 F1 season on an extremely strong note claiming two victories in the first four races. However, as the season rolled on, he got into a rut, from which he just could not get out fully. Christian Horner feels winning the Mexican GP and finishing P2 in the Drivers Championship will be Perez’s main targets for the second leg.

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While shedding light on the same, he told Soymotor, “Sergio can extract a lot of positives from the last two races and he is focused on improving in various aspects during the second half of the season, especially on Saturdays. I hope he is disconnecting and relaxing a lot during the break, so he can come back stronger for the following races.”

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“I think he’s going to want to get a win or two more in the second half of the year, that will be his goal, I’m sure. He would love to win the Mexican GP and without a doubt, he wants to finish second in the Drivers’ Championship. He’s had a decent year so far, but everything compared to Max, is secondary.”

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Christian Horner will be keeping tabs on Daniel Ricciardo’s performances during the second leg

Daniel Ricciardo (Credits: ABC)
Daniel Ricciardo (Credits: ABC)

While Christian Horner has revealed the targets of Sergio Perez during the upcoming leg, he has also made it known that he would be keeping tabs on Daniel Ricciardo’s exploits in the AT04. While talking about it, he said, “It’s great to have Daniel back with us. We have seen in the virtual world that his performance was improving and he was even matching the factory drivers in the simulator.”

“His test at Silverstone was incredible and it was a logical decision to give him the seat of AlphaTauri He is enjoying racing again and it will be interesting to see what he is capable of in the second half of the year.” Ricciardo looked good during the two outings he had before the ongoing summer break.

The 2023 F1 season is returning at the upcoming Dutch GP, and considering everything that Horner has said, it will be fascinating to see how Daniel Ricciardo and Sergio Perez would perform in their respective cars. The second leg could throw a few surprises toward the way of the fans of the two drivers.

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