Stress mounts on ‘Checo’ Pérez after one other disastrous weekend

London. Sergio Perez is underneath extra stress than ever at Method One champions Purple Bull after the Mexican failed to attain factors for the third weekend in 5 races.

Perez, runner-up final 12 months to teammate Max Verstappen, has scored simply 15 factors from his final six races and has fallen to sixth within the drivers’ championship this season.

“In fact he is underneath stress. That is regular in F1 and while you’re underperforming that stress will increase,” group boss Christian Horner stated after Perez began from the pitlane at Sunday’s British Grand Prix and completed seventeenth.

Three-time world champion Verstappen, winner of seven races this 12 months and now 84 factors away from McLaren’s Lando Norris, was second.

Perez’s poor displaying meant McLaren overtook Purple Bull for the fifth time in six races, a tempo that would take that group into the title struggle.

McLaren boss Zak Brown stated earlier this month that Perez’s poor type might be a key issue within the constructors’ championship.

Horner stated nothing had gone proper for the Mexican at Silverstone, beginning along with his spin within the gravel in qualifying. “He is aware of it is unsustainable to not rating factors,” he stated.

“We have now to attain factors with that automotive and he is aware of it. He is aware of his position and his goal. No one needs to get again to his greatest type greater than ‘Checo’,” he added.

Purple Bull prolonged Perez’s contract in June, a transfer that now appears to be like untimely though efficiency clauses may be triggered.

“In fact there’s frustration when each your vehicles should not performing (…) Some drivers want an arm across the shoulder and others want a kick up the arse and typically it varies from week to week,” he added.