Max Verstappen gives a new nickname to teammate Sergio Perez


Max Verstappen gives a new nickname to teammate Sergio Perez

Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen

The 2021 formula one season saw one of the most dramatic finishes to a F1 championship after Red Bulls Max Verstappen ended Mercedes Lewis Hamilton’s dominance over-tacking the 7 times world champion in the last lap of season finisher in Abu Dhabi breaking the championship point deadlock.

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Sergio Perez had a good season Sergio Perez Finishing 4th overall in drivers’ championship behind his Red bull partner Max Verstappen and Mercedes duo of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas having won the Azerbaijan GP and securing 4 other podium finishes. But his performance level comparing to Max Verstappen with same car seems bad as he could only score 190 points 205,5 behind  Verstappen.

Sergio Perez’s,  the Mexican nicknamed Checo, played instrumental role in supporting Verstappen throughout 2021, especially his Abu Dhabi GP defence of Lewis Hamilton helping Max Verstappen to reduce his 9 second gap between  rival Lewis Hamilton who was leading the race to  1.5 second by  keeping him at bay for a whole 3 laps.

Find out what Max Verstappen said

Verstappen and Perez
Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez

Max Verstappen is seen in the video by Red Bull racing’s official YouTube channel giving his teammate Sergio Perez a new nickname “the minister of defence” remembering the intense 3 lap defence of Max Verstappen’s championship rival Lewis Hamilton which was instrumental in Verstappen winning the championship. Max Verstappen said he will pay for lot of beers for Sergio Perez when Christian Horner asked about Max owing Perez beer for Abu Dhabi.

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He [Perez] is the minister of defence now,” Max Verstappen said.

Oh, I’ll pay a lot of beers. It’s going to be good,” says Max Verstappen.

Max Verstappen also expressed his opinion on his Mexican GP win, the Red Bull and Sergio Perez fans at Mexico and how happy he was for Sergio Perez’s podium in Mexico. Max Verstappen also joked about Sergio Perez’s father still celebrating the Mexican GP podium of his son.

When we got there, the fans were already really crazy. Of course, a lot of Checo fans but now having Checo in the team, it was full of Red Bull everywhere,” Max Verstappen explained.

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Really happy I won the race but I was also super-happy to see Checo on the podium for his home grand prix. Checo’s dad was celebrating – I think he’s still celebrating!” Max Verstappen added.

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