(Photo by Dan Istitene - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images) © 2022 Formula One World Championship LimitedīAHRAIN, BAHRAIN - MARCH 11: Sergio Perez of Mexico and Oracle Red Bull Racing prepares to drive in the garage during Day Two of F1 Testing at Bahrain International Circuit on Main Bahrain, Bahrain. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images) © 2022 Getty ImagesīAHRAIN, BAHRAIN - MARCH 12: Sergio Perez of Mexico driving the (11) Oracle Red Bull Racing RB18 on track during Day Three of F1 Testing at Bahrain International Circuit on Main Bahrain, Bahrain. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images) © 2022 Getty ImagesīAHRAIN, BAHRAIN - MARCH 12: Sergio Perez of Mexico and Oracle Red Bull Racing prepares to drive in the garage during Day Three of F1 Testing at Bahrain International Circuit on Main Bahrain, Bahrain. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images) © 2022 Getty ImagesīAHRAIN, BAHRAIN - MARCH 12: Sergio Perez of Mexico driving the (11) Oracle Red Bull Racing RB18 makes a pitstop during Day Three of F1 Testing at Bahrain International Circuit on Main Bahrain, Bahrain. More wins may not be assured, especially with Verstappen as team mate, but Perez working hard and racing with his heart are.īAHRAIN, BAHRAIN - MARCH 17: Sergio Perez of Mexico and Oracle Red Bull Racing looks on in the Paddock during previews ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Bahrain at Bahrain International Circuit on Main Bahrain, Bahrain. There he provided strong support to Max Verstappen’s 2021 and '22 championship-winning campaigns, also adding a further three victories to his own tally. In Sakhir 2020 he also matched hero and compatriot Pedro Rodriguez by taking the chequered flag in first – a performance that landed him a seat with title contenders Red Bull. A firm favourite on the grid after his time with Sauber, McLaren, Force India and Racing Point, Perez has matured into an analytical racer and team player.Ī proud countryman, the Guadalajara gunslinger has amassed more points than any other Mexican in the history of F1. Then on the other hand, Perez is a smooth operator, a master at managing tyres to eke out extra performance and give him the upper hand on strategy. Never afraid to add a bit of spice to his on-track encounters, even his team mates don’t always escape the Mexican’s heat. On the one hand, he is a punchy combatant who wrestles his way through the pack and into the points. Perez’s reputation in F1 has been built on opposite approaches to Grand Prix racing. "It gives an advantage to our competitors, which is why they were pushing so hard for a draconian penalty," said Horner.He’s the fighter with a gentle touch from the land of the Lucha Libre. Horner felt the 12-month period of the sanction would impact both the 2023 and the 2024 car, and believed its severity was pushed for by the team's rivals. Under the FIA's aerodynamic development rules, Red Bull will now only have 63% of the windtunnel and CFD time as the team that finishes seventh in the championship, compared to 75% and 80% for Ferrari and Mercedes.
Photo by: Carl Bingham / Motorsport Images The FIA have handed Red Bull a $7m fine and an aero testing reduction "That 10% put into reality will have impact on our ability to perform on-track next year."Ĭhristian Horner, Team Principal, Red Bull Racing, in a press conference regarding the recent findings of the cost cap breach. "By winning the constructors' championship, we become victims of our own success, in addition to that 10%, having 5% incremental disadvantage or handicap compared to the second and third place. That comes in from now, that has a direct effect on next year's car, and will be in place for a 12-month period. That represents anywhere between a quarter and half a second's worth of lap time. "I can tell you now, that is an enormous amount. "I've heard people reporting today that's an insignificant amount," said Horner.
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