Sergio Perez claims he can beat his Red Bull teammate in the 2024 World Championship.
Sergio Perez believes he can beat Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen to the World Championship in 2024 if his team delivers its title-winning machine for a third consecutive season.
These are lofty statements from Perez, who started the 2023 season in great form before failing in spectacular fashion after a disappointing outing in Miami. The Mexican won two of the first four races of the year, declaring himself a title contender from the outset.
Unfortunately for Checo, his title quest didn’t last long. Verstappen responded to the 33-year-old’s wins in Jeddah and Baku by flexing his muscles and dominating the European leg of the season, making F1 history by winning 10 consecutive Grands Prix between Miami and Monza. Speaking to Dutch media outlet De Limburger about his thoughts, Perez said:
“I encountered a lot of difficulties this summer. At first I was competing for the world championship, but from May that changed.
“I drove without confidence. At one point, I didn’t go out. It’s very difficult. Because you are traveling with a top team, the pressure to perform increases quickly. But I didn’t give up and continued to work hard with the engineers to fix the problem.
“My confidence came back when I realized I was winning races on my own earlier this year. I dare say that I am now 100% recovered. And I also have faith again that I can have a chance to win the world championship next year. »
If Checo wants to fulfill his prediction and go head-to-head with his teammates for the 2024 World Championship, he will have to build positive momentum before the season ends in Abu Dhabi. A strong performance at Monza raised hopes that Perez would find his feet, but a Q2 exit in Singapore was followed by a poor performance at Suzuka on Sunday, in which the driver The Mexican was given two five-year sentences. with both. Lewis Hamilton and Kevin Magnussen.
With just six rounds left in the season, the Guadalajara-born rider is 177 points behind his team-mate, who would win his third world title if Checo fails to take maximum points in his trip to the Losail circuit.
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