Should Perez give P1 to Verstappen? "There are more elegant solutions"

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12:22, 06 Nov 2021

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It's a question that is on many people's minds in the paddock at the moment. Will Sergio Perez have to give victory away to teammate Max Verstappen if he leads in Mexico? Red Bull Racing advisor Helmut Marko doesn't think it will come to such an extreme.

Perez may have to give up home victory

Perez is in good form and has finished on the podium in the last two races. In Mexico, he hopes to stunt in front of his home crowd by giving the Mexican fans a victory. Perez might have in mind that his teammate Verstappen is fighting for the world title.

Marko explained in a conversation with RTL Germany that he doesn't think it will come to this extreme case. "But it is clear that with this number of points everything must happen so that Max can get the optimal number of points." The Austrian rules out a team order over the radio that everyone can hear: "There are more elegant solutions."

Battle for the Championship

Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton are in a fierce battle for the world title. Currently the advantage lies with Verstappen who has a twelve point lead with five Grands Prix to go.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	51
2	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	47
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	34
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	33
5	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	15
7	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	9
8	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	8
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	8
10	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
11	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
12	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	3
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
15	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	0
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Should Perez give P1 to Verstappen? "There are more elegant solutions"

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