Marko Hanželic
It's still during the race in Abu Dhabi Max Verstappen to his teammate from Red Bulla, Sergio Perez, granted status "Legend" to defend the city against Lewis Hamilton. After winning the title, the Dutchman made it clear that he did not Perez's help he would not become a world champion.
“I don’t think I would be sitting here without Chec, as Mercedes would have enough space to stop in the pits during the safety car. Checo definitely drove amazingly, ” he was enthusiastic about the action of his teammate new Formula 1 champion.
Despite the successful end of this season, it is Verstappen admitted that no one could be sure whether the new team structure would s Perez can be successful: "When we started working together, of course, it was hard to know how it would work."
“But from a very early age it became clear that Checo is simply an exceptional person, not only when it comes to working with him in Formula 1. He is extremely tactful, a real family man and yes, I spent many pleasant days with him. He seemed to want to contribute to the success of the team, ” he adds Verstappen.
"Very rarely do you have a teammate like that," he says Verstappen. In the last race, Perez showed again "That he is a real team player and I really hope that we will be able to work together for a long time."
The world champion also observes Perez's development curve at Red Bullu: “Of course, it was difficult for him to understand the car at the beginning. However, I think he has been developing very well lately and driving very well. ”
