Red Bull’s Unsung Hero Echoes Sergio Perez’s Problems With Max Verstappen as a Teammate in Hilarious Confession

Occasions like this don’t come very often. You might have more than enough information on your favorite racer. But what about the unsung heroes in the garage and factories who facilitate this success? One of Red Bull’s mechanics has recently given all the behind-the-scenes information about Max Verstappen and Co., and also comically spoke about why he would hate to be in Sergio Perez‘s place right now.

We all know how tough it is to drive in the other Red Bull alongside Verstappen. Well, we don’t know it firsthand, but looking at the experiences of racers like Perez, the high difficulty level is very evident. And this is a fact that the Red Bull garage seems to agree with as well. Calum Nicholas, aka f1mech on Instagram, is an F1 technician working for Red Bull. In his appearance on the Track Limits podcast, he spilled the beans on not only his career but also on the hypothetical situation of if he’d race alongside Verstappen.

“I would like the team to win, so I would go for Max (Verstappen, ed.), and hope he carries me with him,” said Nicholas, laughing, as quoted by F1Maixmaal. “If I wanted a chance to win myself, it certainly wouldn’t be Max!”

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Looks like the Dutchman’s rampage is getting too hot to handle, even for his teammates. Yet, he seems to not get validation from some stakeholders of the motorsport world.

Max Verstappen gets denied the stamp of approval from former Le Mans 24 Winner

Max Verstappen has nothing left to prove in Formula 1. He is on track to win his 3rd consecutive World Championship and no other driver has been able to pose any challenge for him. But 2015 Le Mans 24 winner, Richard Bradley believes that he is still far from being one of the best in his eyes.

On the On Track GP Podcast, Bradley said, “For me, Max hasn’t proven himself properly in a car which doesn’t have the capability to win yet. I’m not talking one which had a possibility to win, I’m talking one which really didn’t have a chance to win.”

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Well, it looks like the Dutchman’s generational talent is yet to be acknowledged by a lot of the greats. Nonetheless, his robotic dominance cannot be ignored and is here to stay, for at least the near future.