Red Bull’s main adviser leaves the door open for Checo Pérez to compete on a par with Verstappen
Red Bull will give Mexican Sergio Pérez free rein in his first year with the team to compete directly with the Dutch Max Verstappen.
The main advisor of Red bull, Helmut Marko, expressed that they will not have the first and second driver in the team, despite the fact that the team worked hand in hand to promote his career MAX.
“We do not have a number one driver and a number two driver. We had only one driver ready for F1: Yuki Tsunoda. Being a beginner, we prefer to put AlphaTauri “, he said.
In addition, he talked about Guadalajara and the choice not to bet on a youth driver in his driver’s license.
“Pérez He comes because we needed a second strong driver that would allow us to diversify our racing strategies “, he mentioned.
Marko said Checo Pérez would help them face Mercedes directly, which has dominated the last seven years. This, in connection with Alex Albon, who fell short of his Dutch teammate and finished seventh in the 2020 championship. “Albon started too far back and it was easy for Mercedes to follow Max”.
The Mexican driver finished fourth in the drivers in the last season he played with Racing point, where he achieved his first triumph at the Sakhir circuit.
The manager also talked about the relationship he has Red bull with Mexico and the impact of the arrival of the 30-year-old pilot.
“There is a lot of interest in your country: five minutes after it was signed, the paddock club was sold. It opens an important market for us “, he declared.