Sergio Perez shots down claims that Red Bull will dominate till 2026

The 2026 regulations will bring massive changes to the cars' engine with the aim of increasing sustainability.

Sergio Perez shots down claims that Red Bull will dominate till 2026

Adrain Newey, Christian Horner and Sergio Perez (Credits: IMAGO)

Red Bull have been in a league of their own this season. With a 285-point lead in the Constructors’ standings and occupying one-two place in the WDC standings, no team comes close to them. While many competitors have given up on their 2023 expectations, Red Bull driver Sergio Perez has downplayed his team’s dominance as he claims it might not be very long lived.

Perez said that it is still to early to believe that this dominance of Red Bull would last all the way to 2026, when the new engine regulations will kick in. He gave the example of McLaren’s sudden improvement, saying that it only takes one team to take that step and take the control.

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 “I think it’s quite early to say, you know, when you see the sort of jumps that teams like McLaren do from where they were in the beginning of the season to where they are now… We’re [Red Bull] really working hard, we’re really trying to improve race-by-race in all the different areas,” Perez said, as reported by motorsportweek.com.

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After Sergio Perez ended the first half of the season at a high note in Belgium with a P2 finish, it seemed that he would get out of his slump post summer break. However, the Mexican had another woeful outing in Netherlands as he missed out on the podium yet again with a P4 finish.

Perez talked about the struggles of not performing in a car which is giving excellent results with his teammate, Max Verstappen. He said that he does not read too much into the criticism he is receiving since it is an occupational hazard for being a sports-person and is focused on just improving his performances.

“Yeah, certainly, it hasn’t been easy for me because I know the car potential, Max has been exploiting that… it’s not an easy situation to be in as a driver. I don’t really, to be honest, read what people have to say about myself or my career or whatever,” said Perez.

After Perez’s upsetting performance at Zandvoort, he is now surely out of the title race. However, his concerns will now shift behind him as Fernando Alonso fast approaches, trailing by 33 points and having just secured P2 this Sunday.

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