“Read the Room? They Don’t Care About You”: Red Bull Faces Heat As Sergio Perez Left Begging On Brazilian GP Track

The Brazilian GP resumed from where it left off on Friday. In an incredible turn of events, Mercedes dominated the proceeding as George Russell clinched his first-ever sprint race win. Carlos Sainz sandwiched between Russell and Lewis Hamilton to complete the podium. However, Sergio Perez and his interesting radio conversation also caught some of the fans’ eye.

Max Verstappen led the sprint race after overtaking Kevin Magnussen in the opening stages of the race. Moreover, he seemed to have control of the race, but George Russell had other ideas. The Dutch Lion then had minor contact with Carlos Sainz, which saw his front wing getting damaged. As a result, Verstappen lost places and finished P4.

Moreover, Sergio Perez quickly realized the situation and asked Red Bull to play a tactical switch. Sergio Perez led Charles Leclerc by 5 points in the WDC before the start of the sprint. However, watching Max struggle, the Mexican asked Red Bull to favor him for the Dutch Lion in his chase for P2 in the driver’s championship.

Perez said, “Am I going to have his position? I need the points.”

Subsequently, fans criticized the 2022 constructor’s champions for denying the former Force India driver’s request.

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Both the Red Bull drivers will be looking to climb up the ladder. However, it will be a daunting task to overtake the Mercedes duo up-front.

Fans react to Sergio Perez-Max Verstappen debacle on Twitter

Red Bull faced the wrath of angry fans on Twitter after Sergio Perez was denied his request. Subsequently, fans shared their opinions on the social media platform.

Many fans thought Max should have let the Mexican driver pass in order to help him in the driver’s championship.

However, other fans brutally trolled Max Verstappen’s teammate.

Consequently, a few fans even questioned if Perez was not embarrassed by the request

Moreover, people also blamed Red Bull for not caring enough about the Mexican driver.

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Sergio Perez will start just ahead of Charles Leclerc in tomorrow’s main race. It will be important for him to defend as well as attack the ones in front of him in order to keep Leclerc at bay. Do you think the Mexican can finish second in the driver’s championship ahead of the Ferrari driver?