'Perez needs to improve in qualifying to help Verstappen'

With Sergio Perez, Max Verstappen has a third new teammate next to him since 2019, but according to his father Jos Verstappen, the collaboration between Perez and Verstappen is going well.

Verstappen has a serious chance of winning the title in 2021 and he has teammate Perez to partly thank for that. The Mexican had to learn the ropes in the first few races for Red Bull, but now knows how to attack the Mercedes and defend when he's ahead.

"It works very well. Perez needs to improve a bit in qualifying to help Max," said Jos Verstappen at F1-Insider.com. "There he still has a few weaknesses. So far he is doing very well." Jos is clearly pleased with Perez's driving skills. In Baku he managed to keep Lewis Hamilton behind for laps and in France he managed to steal a podium spot from Valtteri Bottas.

Jos knows that 2021 is his son's first real chance to take the world title. "He has a much better package than previous years. He knows he can win every race. Before this, Mercedes was always faster, but this year is different."