Perez: "Never easy to negotiate with Marko and Horner"

In conversation with Motorsport-Magazin Perez let it be known that at the moment he is mainly focused on performing to the maximum in the Grand Prix weekends. "At the moment it's not a priority. We are in the middle of the season. It's never easy to negotiate a contract with Helmut [Marko] and Christian [Horner]."

Then Max Verstappen's teammate still tries to increase the pressure a little bit at Red Bull. It is of course also in his interest to sign a new contract as soon as possible. Perez gives the impression that he does not want to wait months. " Both parties are very happy, so something has to happen soon," he says.

Perez manifests himself as the perfect second driver at Red Bull Racing in 2022. However, he does not see himself as a number two who must give way to Verstappen at all times. The current number three in the world championship states that he feels supported by Red Bull and that there have been no such team orders (yet) this season.