Sergio Perez “Red Bull F1 has the best role model in Verstappen”[F1-Gate.com]

Red Bull Racing’s Sergio Perez has admitted he is looking to Max Verstappen’s record-breaking performance this season as a guide to the 2024 Formula 1 championship challenge. Perez got off to a strong start, winning two of the first four races and closing in on one point behind leader Verstappen. However, Perez, who started from pole position in Miami, lost out to teammate Verstappen, who started from 10th. From there, Verstappen began a 10-game winning streak.

On the other hand, Perez suffered a slump after a crash early in qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix, missing out on advancing to Q3 for the fifth consecutive race. Although Perez achieved a career-best 2nd place in the rankings, he finished on the podium only twice after the summer break, leaving him with a gap of 290 points from Verstappen. Perez has now lost his third consecutive race to Verstappen, but will aim to win his first F1 title with Red Bull Racing next season. “That’s the main goal for me, because I already finished second,” Perez said. “My biggest interest is to go one better and I understand that it’s a challenge. “This winter will allow us to start the season in top form and maintain that level throughout the season. Earlier in the season, Perez attributed his troubles with Red Bull’s RB19 to the team’s development policy moving away from his driving style. “I think it was about the car, how I used the car and how I could use the car throughout the weekend and the different circuits. “To understand how to get the most out of the car, I think we’ve made a lot of progress with the engineers.”After the loss in Baku, Verstappen won 17 of the remaining 18 races, taking his record for most wins from last season to 19. Perez, who insists his relationship with Verstappen remains strong, analyzed the three-time champion’s approach and revealed that he is increasingly motivated to win the title himself. “I think it’s been a good year. I think our relationship is very good,” Perez said. “I think the engineering as a whole has been working well in our briefings over the course of many races, pushing in different directions at times but pushing for the same thing at the same time. That’s also been a positive for the team.” I think he’s gotten a lot better, well, a lot better. It’s the third season we’ve had together. It’s been a good season. “There’s definitely something to learn from him,” Perez added. “He’s very competitive and I have the best references.” “So it’s about watching what he’s doing and how he’s doing it and trying to learn and improve.” , I don’t think it’s a bad thing to try to see what fits you in what he does differently than you do.” “I think I’ve always had a very open approach and that I think it’s going well.”