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Formula One F1 – Monaco Grand Prix – Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco – May 29, 2022 Race winner Red Bull’s Sergio Perez with third placed Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and team principal Christian Horner after the race REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
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Formula One F1 – Monaco Grand Prix – Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco – May 29, 2022 Race winner Red Bull’s Sergio Perez with third placed Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and team principal Christian Horner after the race REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
It is all happy days for the Red Bull F1 team this season. They are leading both championships from Ferrari, with Sergio Perez chasing his teammate Max Verstappen in the driver’s championship.
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Another good news is that they have signed an extended contract with both drivers. But Sergio Perez announced his contract signing a bit prematurely amid his Monaco GP celebrations. Recently both he and Verstappen laughed about the goof-up in the Talking Bull podcast.
“That was amazing. When I heard that when you passed by Christian and I saw this camera, I was like ‘Oh God. But it’s done now you have signed it’s okay,” said Verstappen while teasing Checo.
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Formula One F1 – Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan – June 12, 2022, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen celebrates on the podium after winning the race alongside second place Red Bull’s Sergio Perez REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
” Yeah, it’s fine. There is nothing to hide, and it was good that it got out,” replied Perez. ” I mean, it was supposed to be released here, but after you have said there,” said the reigning world champion.
“It just made it a bit easier to announce a bit earlier. It was good because if you do it too close to this weekend then everyone is asking,” said The Mexican driver.
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As things stand, many, including the former world champion Emerson Fittipaldi, are expecting the Mexican driver to put more pressure on his world champion teammate in the future.
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The Mexican driver is currently in a purple patch and is consistently challenging Verstappen throughout the race weekends. Fittipaldi also mentioned that his success he’s a bit of a surprise to everyone and it will put pressure on the Dutch driver.
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Formula One F1 – Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan – June 12, 2022, Red Bull’s Sergio Perez on the grid before the race REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/Pool
“Sergio “Checo” Pérez is surprising us. He is in a very strong position. He just signed a new contract for a minimum of two years. And he is running strong now. His position is going to put tremendous pressure on Max Verstappen. He’s going to be a contender for the World Championship alongside Max now,” said ex- F1 champion.
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It would be interesting to see if the Mexican driver can really challenge his world champion teammate this season consistently. He is in a great position to get his first world title in F1.
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