“Red Bull Racing F1: Horner refutes claims of information discrepancies between Verstappen and Perez during Miami Grand Prix battle”

Red Bull Racing F1 team principal Christian Horner claims Sergio Perez received as much information from the team during the Miami Grand Prix battle as Max Verstappen. Due to the difference in strategy between the two drivers, Verstappen spent much of the middle of the race getting ahead of Perez at the pit stops, making it a case of managing the gap to the invisible driver.

Television reports suggested Perez was receiving fewer updates, but Horner said both drivers were equally aware of the margins between them in the midfield stint. “I think it was a commentary error,” Horner said. “Czech was very clear about the pit stop. 19.8s is the magic number and he was increasing the gap to Max every lap. Czech knew he was behind Max because he could calculate that even if he was 16 seconds behind, there would be 3 seconds between them.” In the end Verstappen won and 1 Winning both the sprint and the Azerbaijan Grand Prix the week before extended his championship lead over Perez, who had shrunk Verstappen’s championship lead to six points. Verstappen started from ninth position due to a mistake in qualifying and the red flag that came with it, but overtook pole-sitter Perez to take his third win of the season. “I think he kept his cool,” Horner said. “He was definitely disappointed in Baku, especially on Sunday when the Czech Republic was quicker and I think he came here because he wanted to pick himself up and of course he made a mistake in qualifying. “His pace in the race was very good. Also, Czech had a very strong race, especially on the hard tyres. Czech suffered damage in the first stint and raced We didn’t have enough buffers for the second half.” Despite Verstappen’s strong run, the Red Bull team principal said the result was a major blow to Perez, who started from pole position on Sunday. I don’t think it will be “We still have a long, long way to go,” Horner said. “There are only 14 points between the two drivers, with 18 races to go and five sprint races. There is still so much that can happen. Perez will be disappointed that the victory did not come to pass. “But it’s still a very valuable point.” I wouldn’t be too disappointed, I don’t think anyone can beat Max.”