“He Just Needs To…”: With Pressure Mounting After Daniel Ricciardo’s Return Saga, Sergio Perez Gets RB Boss’ Backing With a Sage Advice

Remember how Sergio Perez was posing to be a championship threat to Max Verstappen earlier in the season? Many tend to forget about this amid the recent slump in his performances. But that doesn’t take away from the fact that he’s a Brilliant driver. The Red Bull Boss has now backed Sergio Perez with sage advice as Daniel Ricciardo’s return to a Red Bull seat mounts the pressure on the Mexican. What did the RB Boss say?

It came as a surprise to everyone when Daniel Ricciardo signed with Alpha Tauri following Nyck De Vries’ sacking. Many eyebrows were raised as to why Ricciardo signed with a backmarker. Then the speculations came that it might be a test for a possible 2024 Red Bull seat as Sergio Perez’s recent performances have been lackluster. Whatever the case may be, the pressure is surely mounting on Sergio Perez.

Christian Horner has now come out to back Checo in these difficult times suggesting that he just needs to break this bad run of qualifying. The Mexican has not reached Q3 in the last 5 races. Horner advised that Perez will surely break the qualifying curse in Budapest as he praised Checo’s Silverstone performance in the race and explained where the problem lies.

According to Gazzetta.it, Christian Horner said “Some of his moves in the race at Silverstone, particularly the one on Carlos Sainz at Stowe, were quite stunning. If we look at his pace in the last stint, he gave his best there. Sure it’s frustrating for him to have to come back and fight all the time but he just needs to sort out his qualifying on Saturday and as a team we will do our best to support him. I think that’s where the problem is, in sports, in all sports, 90% is in the head and I think he just needs a good run and he will find his momentum again” [translated via Google]

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Horner suggested that it’s all in Checo’s head and that he just needs a solid run to get back to the kind of performances he put toward the start of the season. Perez’s situation was discussed in the unlapped podcast and even the hosts suggested that his seat isn’t in danger as of now.

Sergio Perez hasn’t been given the yellow card by Red Bull like Pierre Gasly

Pierre Gasly was demoted to Red Bull’s sister team mid-season in 2019. The Unlapped podcast suggests that Gasly was given the yellow card by Red Bull i.e. a warning to improve on the performances or risk getting booted from the top team. Same was the case with Albon and even Nyck De Vries who was given a warning earlier this season. The same hasn’t been given to Checo yet.

According to the Unlapped Podcast, the host said “We’re not getting the same with Perez. They are frustrated but they are seeing signs in the race that he is performing. Christian Horner is convinced that as soon as he sorts out whatever this mental hangup he’s got on Saturdays is, he’ll be fine”

Do you think Checo will make it into the Q3 at the upcoming GP?

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