Unconcerned About Sergio Perez’s Emotions, Christian Horner Cracks Hilarious Joke to Sum up Max Verstappen’s Dominance

Max Verstappen is currently displaying one of the most dominating and incredible performances in a season by a single driver. The Dutchman is an absolute machine and has won the last eight races in a row. No one, absolutely no one, has come close to challenging him for a win, and with the Belgian GP as further proof, from anywhere he starts. In fact, the closest that anyone has come to challenging him this season has been his teammate. However, even in equal machinery, Verstappen showcased how far ahead of Sergio Perez he is, completely quashing his championship ambitions. To add insult to injury, Red Bull’s boss summed up Verstappen’s dominance at the expense of the Mexican.

Verstappen started the race at Spa from 6th but was on Perez’s tail by the 6th lap. 11 laps later, Verstappen had taken the race lead from his teammate. The Red Bull champion then started to put in incredible numbers and finished the race 22.5 seconds ahead of Perez. This sheer show of dominance, according to Christian Horner, wasn’t enough, even if it humiliated his teammate.

“I was surprised that it took him so long to get back up front,” jokes Horner as quoted by Motorsport-total. However, despite the subtle dig at the expense of Perez, Horner appreciated Verstappen for his effort. “Jokes aside, I think he drove an incredible race today. His pace in the first stint, when he overtook all the cars, was incredible. He did a great job of moving up to second place. And after the pit stop, his race really got going. There he showed incredible speed.”

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This isn’t an isolated opinion. Verstappen also did not have Perez as a concern during the race.

Max Verstappen reveals his only concern during the Belgian GP

The Dutchman is on a phenomenal run of form and there seems to be no answer to his dominance. His start from P6 could’ve given fans some hope for a different race winner but Verstappen had other ideas. In fact, during the race, his only concern was not being able to make it out alive in the first lap.

 “I knew we had a great car. It was just about surviving the first corner,” he says.  “I could see it was getting really tight and I’ve been in that position here myself so I told myself to just stay out of it and it worked.”

Even Verstappen did not see his teammate, in the same machinery, at the start of the grid as a concern. Once Verstappen navigated safely out of the traffic, everyone fell like a domino.

It is debatable if this is meant as disrespectful or a common understanding but Perez is definitely not putting up the fight he aimed to at the start of the season. The best the Mexican driver can do right now is finish the championship in second unlike 2022.

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