Closer to Max Verstappen than he’s been since the early rounds of F1 2024, Sergio Perez actually wishes the gap at Monza had been “a lot bigger” as it would’ve been better for Red Bull in the standings.
Red Bull’s hopes of retaining the Constructors’ Championship suffered a huge blow at the Italian GP where McLaren outscored them by 22 points to close the gap to just eight points.
Sergio Perez finishes just two places behind Max Verstappen at Monza
Additional reporting by Thomas Maher and Sam Cooper
On a weekend in which Red Bull struggled for pace, Perez recorded one of his better showings, at least in comparison to his team-mate Verstappen.
Only 0.04s down on Verstappen in qualifying, Perez took the chequered flag on Sunday in eighth place while Verstappen was P6. It was only the third time in 10 races that Perez had finished that close to his team-mate.
But rather than crowing about his gap to the Dutchman, he wishes Verstappen had been a lot further ahead as that would’ve been better for Red Bull in the standings.
“No, I wish the gap was a lot bigger and that Max was winning because at the end that will only help the team and in the Constructors’ especially,” he told the media including PlanetF1.com at Monza.
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