Verstappen confesses Red Bull’s great ‘betrayal’ of Checo Perez

Verstappen, unintentionally, has delivered to gentle what actually occurred with Checo Perez, particularly in 2023, when the Mexican driver was combating with him to win the World Championship within the first races. Sergio began the yr in a brutal means, with two victories, two second locations and a fifth. He was Max’s nice rival in these first 5 races and all the pieces advised that it was going to be repeated what we at the moment are seeing between Piastri and Norris at McLaren.

Coinciding with Checo’s finest type, the assaults got here from inside Purple Bull, particularly from Helmut Marko. Max’s father, Jos, additionally questioned Sergio’s high quality on a couple of event. It was clear that he didn’t need somebody inside the crew who competed with Max.

After that fifth race in Miami, Checo’s decline started. The outcomes had been good, however not ok to compete with Verstappen, who shortly turned Purple Bull’s most important contender. Since these statements by Marko and Max’s father, the Mexican driver has not gained any races. He did obtain a number of podiums, however alternating them with worse outcomes that motivated him to go from being Verstappen’s rival for the World Championship, to the teammate who needed to work for him to win the title.

The turning level with Checo

And now, not directly, Verstappen, within the podcast ‘Pelas Pistas’, reveals what might have prompted these days in 2023 the good pressure with Checo at Purple Bull and people statements by folks near Max when the Mexican was combating for the World Championship together with his teammate. It’s clear that it was one thing that Verstappen and his inside circle didn’t like.

And this turns into very clear when requested about what is going on with McLaren this season in that battle between Norris and Piastri: “When you could have the 2 finest drivers in a crew, they’re at all times going to get in one another’s means. And, ultimately, even when the crew is dominant, it is going to find yourself splitting up and having issues.”

And he added in one thing that was harking back to what occurred between him and Checo initially of 2023, when the Mexican claimed that he was combating to win: “If I had been a crew boss, I might by no means take that threat. What’s extra, the state of affairs turns into much more unsustainable while you’re combating for the championship and I believe we’ll see that very quickly in Method 1, given the present state of affairs.”

Just one chief within the crew

In Method 1, when an skilled driver is on the high of his sport, you want one other younger driver to take over when his efficiency declines,” he stated. One driver to win and one other to take over. That is why that competitors with Checo at Purple Bull prompted these tensions till the Mexican’s automobile not had the identical efficiency.