Perez Working Tirelessly Ahead of Red Bull F1 Debut: “Haven’t Had a Holiday”

Red Bull driver, Sergio Perez is already raring to go for the upcoming season. The Mexican was about to lose his spot on the grid after being dropped from the then Racing Point to make way for Vettel.

However, Perez showcased his talent throughout the 2020 season and what made Red Bull sign him was consistency in performance and also his win in Bahrain was a plus point.

The Mexican will lineup with Max Verstappen on the grid for the upcoming season and help Red Bullfight with the top teams on the grid and possibly be a contender for the championship.

Perez states not having have a break and had to begin preparation for the new season

The Mexican driver said, “It’s been very hectic, “Once I got the contract done, it was very late in the year, but the motivation was extremely high. I basically haven’t had a holiday.”

He added,  “I’ve been working flat out on my fitness trying to be as ready as possible, with the engineers at the factory, backwards and forwards, spending the time on the things that matter to try and be up to speed as soon as I get into the Bahrain test.”

“It’s a new challenge. There’s new people to meet, new ways of working, and new techniques.”You just need to open your mind a lot more when you change teams and when you do things differently. So it’s a massive opportunity also as a driver to grow in all aspects.” Perez concluded.

Perez has already been behind the wheel of the new RB16B at Silverstone in order to get more familiar with the car before they fly out to Bahrain for the opening racing and is confident the car is strong and will create a problem for the rest of the grid.

Red Bull will push for the title in 2021

The team has got a talented lineup in the form of Perez and Verstappen and will use that to make sure they can fight for the title and push their arch-rivals Mercedes to its limits.

The Milton-Keynes-based outfit finished the season in second place in the constructor’s with 319 points, but rival Mercedes took home first place and winning the championship yet again.

The two teams will face off on the grid once again in Bahrain for the opening race of the season on the 28th of March. Only time will tell if he has what it takes to take the battle to the Mercedes team.