2023-04-30 16:52:00
One more time Sergio ‘Checo’ Perez He showed that he is the owner of the street circuits after taking the victory in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The Mexican driver managed to stay in the lead, followed by Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc at the Baku Circuit.
Christian Horner, head of Red Bull, highlighted the triumph of the man from Guadalajara; however, he made it clear that the next challenge for Checo Pérez is to win on a track that is not urban.
“I think he needs to win on a normal track. He has excelled on street circuits, you know, all these wins for us have been on street circuits. It is the second time that he wins here. He won in Singapore. He won in Monaco. He won at Jeddah. So yeah, we just have to get it going on a normal circuit,” Horner told reporters after the race in Baku.
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The work of Checo Pérez stood out!
On the other hand, Christian Horner was questioned about whether Checo Perez he could have beaten Max Verstappen without the benefit he got from the safety car and he was clear in his answer.
“Absolutely. ‘Checo’ passed Leclerc and closed the gap with Max and then yes, he was lucky with the safety car. As I said before, then he had to get going and perform. You have Max Verstappen behind you, who is not taking it easy. And he was able to get a 3.7 second lead at one point, so all the credit goes to Checo, today he had a great race”, explained the Red Bull boss.
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