🗣️'We are we are heading in the right direction with it.' After missing out on the runner-up spot in 2022, Sergio Perez says he has tried to push Red Bull 'in a certain direction' to make sure its new RB19 F1 car is more suited to him ⬇️
Perez joined Red Bull for the 2021 season to replace Alex Albon, but like Albon and Pierre Gasly before him the Mexican found it tough to get close to team-mate Max Verstappen and get on top of Red Bull's machinery.
But as Red Bull managed to shave off pounds it allowed Verstappen to further balance the car to his liking and get more lap time out of his preferred oversteery set-up. By contrast, as car development progressed Perez admitted he had become less comfortable with the car than he had been at the start of the season.
When asked at Red Bull's 2023 launch if Perez has been able to work on his issues with the team to prevent a similar dip in form with the RB19, Perez said:"Yes, certainly. There are things that we are going to work on."We believe that the car is already going to be better. I've been pushing the team in a certain direction, and we believe we're heading in that direction.
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