Sergio Pérez is convinced that he will be in Red Bull next season, but after the United States Grand Prix Liam Lawson is breathing down his neck. Helmut Marko also makes little effort to increase the pressure on Pérez.
Pérez is having a hard time in Formula 1 this season and it must have felt like redemption when he arrived in ‘his’ Baku for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the race he won so spectacularly in 2021. writing after the blowout of
. It clearly did the man from Guadalajara good, because throughout the weekend he seemed to have a lot of confidence in the unstable RB20, although he unfortunately did not reach the finish due to the crash with
. However, in Singapore, the last race before the ‘autumn break’, it was poverty again. The Mexican did not get out of Q2 on Saturday and had
it was extremely difficult in the midfield of the grid on Sunday. Result: a meager point that can be taken from Marina Bay.
The veteran must turn the tide in the next five races, otherwise it could just be the end of his career at Red Bull, as Liam Lawson will be tested in the final races to see what his level is. The New Zealand driver immediately showed what he is capable of in his first test at the end of this season. The Racing Bulls driver started from P19 due to a load of changes in his car, but glided through the field like a hot knife through butter and finished in a good ninth place. While Pérez again did not get further than a disappointing seventh place.
