‘Max is at a very high level’
Sergio Pérez, Max Verstappen’s teammate, praises Verstappen. According to him, no one can just beat him in the same car.
With 34 victories, of which no less than 14 in this season, and two world titles in his pocket, you can say that Max Verstappen has already made a significant contribution to Formula 1 at the age of 25. paddock is highly regarded and portrayed as one of the greatest talents ever. According to teammate Sergio Pérez, no word was lied about that. He knows how difficult it is to prove himself next to Verstappen. “I don’t believe there is anyone who can just step in and beat him,” he told racer.com. “I’m getting closer and closer as the year goes on and will try again next year. Then we’ll see what happens.”
Pérez makes no bones about the fact that he has respect for what Verstappen achieves. “It is a huge challenge to be his teammate. Max operates at a very high level.” Pérez, however, remains combative. According to him, the goal is simply to win the last two races of the season. The improvement he has yet to find is in the race speed. “Last year it was even more qualifying. My race pace now has to go up a bit.” The Mexican still has a view on second place in the championship. Thanks to third place in home country Mexico, he is now second again, but he has to watch out for Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc, who is just five points behind. And Verstappen? He is of course already champion and currently has 136 points more than Pérez.
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– Thanks for information from Autoweek.nl