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Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez have formed a formidable partnership in the two seasons together. The Mexican has been monumental in the team’s success, as much as Verstappen. However, there are times when the 32-year-old and more experienced driver has to take lessons from his younger teammate.

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The lessons might not necessarily be about racing or in relation to Formula 1. Sometimes these lessons are just about life in general. Now one can wonder what life lessons can a seven year younger Max Verstappen can give to Sergio Perez. Well, just like their cars, the drivers need to stay updated too.

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Some of these life lessons are only limited to a certain generation and Perez and Verstappen are born into different ones. So the Gen-Z Verstappen taught millennial Perez some slang.

Verstappen began explaining, “Spill the tea is like a…” But Perez interrupted and said, “steam up?”

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The Dutchman continued, “No, explain what’s up, you know, like, what’s going on.”

He then hilariously put the term in a sentence to explain and said, “come on man, spill the tea.”

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This approach seemed to work as Perez understood and said, “so like gossip,” and followed that with, “you do that well,” directed toward Verstappen.

Read More: Red Bull’s Sergio Perez Commends Max Verstappen for Making the ‘Difference’ in a Not So Dominant RB18: “He Definitely Pulled a Gear or Two”

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The hilarious exchange between the Red Bull men ended up with laughter all around. The two can definitely focus on more such activities with the current championship season wrapped up on both fronts. It would be safe to say that Red Bull won this year’s championships with outright dominance.

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Sergio Perez praises Max Verstappen for the dominant display in the current season

Most will argue that Red Bull’s 2022 challenger, the RB18, is an engineering genius. However, Perez believes it was the man more than the machine, responsible for the dominance in the current campaign.

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“I’ve said it before: I don’t feel like Red Bull have had a dominant car, to have won the championship the way Max won it, so I think he definitely pulled a gear or two compared to anyone else,” claimed Perez after the Japanese GP.

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Whether it was the car or Verstappen, or the combination of both, the dominant display from the Dutchman and the team was truly remarkable.

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Mahim is a senior Formula 1 writer at EssentiallySports. With a Diploma in Sports Management, he ventured into sports journalism for his sheer passion for F1. Mahim has written over 2000 articles during his tenure at ES, and his expertise is in perspective pieces and core sports coverage. Mahim’s writing flair and meticulous research work have resulted in him contributing to in-depth analysis on teams like Red Bull and Mercedes as well as Team Principals Christian Horner and Toto Wolff. His support for Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 team and their #44 driver Lewis Hamilton came naturally after being awestruck by the brilliance during his foray into F1. You can follow him on X @MahimSuhalka.

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