WATCH: Sergio Perez hilariously scores a PENALTY against Max Verstappen leaving the Dutchman embarrassed

Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen are well-known in the paddock for their off-track shenanigans.

WATCH: Sergio Perez hilariously scores a PENALTY against Max Verstappen leaving the Dutchman embarrassed

Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez (Via: Imagoo, X/Nini, screenshot)

Sergio Perez has been in a joyous mood since signing a two-year contract extension with Red Bull. He has got a huge burden lifted off his shoulders and this has been quite visible in the off-track activities he has involved himself in ahead of the Canadian GP.

The Mexican driver has recently been spotted taking a penalty against his Red Bull teammate, Max Verstappen. Moreover, not only did he take the penalty, but he even scored it with a delicate chip straight down the middle of the goal, Verstappen went toward the left.

YouTube video

This is not the first time the Red Bull duo has tried their luck at football. During the 2023 F1 season, there were also some moments where Perez and Verstappen tried to outperform each other with their cheeky footwork.

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From the above-mentioned video, it can be seen that the Red Bull duo had a great time playing football. From Perez’s exquisite chip to Verstappen going the wrong way while trying to save, the hilarious video is making immense noise on the web.

Red Bull working on ‘optimizing’ RB20 ahead of Canadian GP

The Red Bull F1 team is leading both the 2024 world championships after eight races. However, the gap to rivals is not huge and this is because of the recent off-weekends, Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez have had in the RB20.

Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen
Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen (via IMAGO)

Keeping Red Bull’s Monaco struggles in view, the reigning world champion has admitted that his team is doing everything possible to optimize the RB20.

(The curves)It is not our favorite aspect of this world, but we are working on an improvement. That takes time and we will not have solved it within a week, but we will certainly try to optimize things. I have hope and confidence that we will could do better this year.
Max Verstappen said in an interview at the Canadian GP

The Milton-Keynes-based team has only amassed one Grand Prix win in the last three events. This was pretty much unheard of during the 2022 and 2023 seasons. Keeping everything in view, the Canadian GP weekend holds immense significance for Verstappen and co. Several eyes will be glued on them from the upcoming FP1 session onwards.

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