US EditionPerez says being Verstappen's teammate at Red Bull was 'the worst job in F1'
Pérez described a tense and punitive environment at Red Bull where his performance relative to Verstappen caused friction, leading to his release after finishing eighth in 2024.
- Sergio Perez said being Max Verstappen's teammate at Red Bull was 'the worst job in F1', due to the tense atmosphere and issues if he was faster or slower than Verstappen.
- Perez believes Red Bull had the team to dominate F1 for the next decade, but that 'it all ended' during his time there as Verstappen's teammate.
- After finishing runner-up to Verstappen in 2023 and eighth in 2024, Perez was dropped by Red Bull with two years remaining on his contract and has joined Cadillac for 2026.
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Checo Pérez prepares his return to Formula 1. The Mexican driver will be part of the Cadillac team. It is his return to the maximum circuit after his bully departure from Red Bull at the end of 2024. At that time it was a tense match. Eventually, it was the American himself who was in charge of delivering details of his experience in the Austrian team. In an interview with the podcast Cracks, the Aztec competitor revealed new background of his r…
The Mexican doesn't like looking back on the 4 years in Formula 1 at Red Bull alongside Max Verstappen.
In an interview, Sergio Perez reckons hard with his ex-team Red Bull. He "had the most ungrateful job in the whole Formula 1, according to the Mexican. "The team had something to expose to. With Red Bull everything was a problem, said Perez, whose contract with Red Bull had been dissolved at the end of 2024, in the podcast "Oso Trava". "If I was faster, it was a problem and provided for thick air. If I was slower than Max (Verstappen, note), it …
For four years, the Mexican raced alongside Max Verstappen. Sergio Pérez has now talked about his time at Red Bull Racing – and takes a critical review.
Mexican driver Sergio 'Checo' Pérez, who in 2026 will return to Formula 1 by Cadillac, has...
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