With the 2023 F1 grid set, attention will quickly begin turning toward the next cycle of the driver rumor mill. After next season, will the seats at Mercedes and Ferrari remain firm? How will the new French duo fair at Alpine or Fernando Alonso gets on at Aston Martin? But one of the most watched seats during 2023 will be that of Sergio Perez’s and his future at Red Bull.<\/p>\n
With the internal issues at Red Bull Racing<\/strong>, questions have turned to 2024 and whether or not Sergio Perez<\/strong> will stay with the team past 2024. Checo\u2019s discouragement is clear. In his battle for second in the World Championship, Red Bull asked Sergio\u2019s teammate, World Champion Max Verstappen<\/strong>, to move aside for 6th in the Brazilian Grand Prix<\/strong><\/a>. However, the Dutchman refused. On the radio post-race, Max\u2019s race engineer, Gianpiero Lambiase<\/strong> asked his engineer \u201cwhat happened Max?\u201d The 2-time World Champion responded with: “I told you already last time – you guys don’t ask that again to me, ok? Are we clear about that?” Checo said to his engineer, \u201cit shows who [Max] really is\u201d. Team boss Christian Horner<\/strong> has said that the matter has been discussed internally. Although, there is no secret that Checo is questioning whether Red Bull is the team for him.<\/p>\n Whilst Sergio Perez has broken the mold of being uncompetitive in relation to Max Verstappen as his teammate, the former Racing Point<\/strong> driver is still classified as the #2. This is of course the problem for Checo. When you are in the fastest car, you want to have equal opportunity to win the World Championship. You also expect the same rules to be applied across the team. Max can genuinely thank Sergio for winning his maiden title. If the Mexican hadn\u2019t held up Mercedes\u2019 Lewis Hamilton, Max wouldn\u2019t have had the tire advantage at the end of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix<\/strong>. Checo has played the team game. Max in Checo\u2019s eyes hasn\u2019t returned the favor. We all know that Red Bull revolves around Max Verstappen<\/a>. In reality, Checo could feel lost in his pursuit at Red Bull.<\/p>\n With a contract until the end of next year, Checo will have another chance to get the better of Max Verstappen in 2023. After that, there is no way of knowing where Checo might go. He\u2019s got the best car and the support of the team behind him, but as a wingman to Max. Like all F1 Drivers, he wants to win the World Championship. With Verstappen in the other car, it is more than a tall order. To have a chance at the title, Sergio has to stay at Red Bull. Ferrari<\/strong> will stick with Carlos Sainz<\/strong> and Charles Leclerc<\/strong>. Whilst Mercedes’<\/b>\u00a0Lewis Hamilton<\/strong> may be on the wrong side of 37, he doesn\u2019t seem to be slowing down anytime soon, with F1\u2019s newest race winner George Russell<\/strong> alongside him. The short of it is this: Perez is a man of morals. If he feels he is being disrespected, he will leave.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nCan Perez win a World Championship at Red Bull?\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
What\u2019s Next for Checo.<\/h3>\n
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