“Sergio Pérez was the best …”

Since Daniel Ricciardo has been in search of new opportunities outside Red Bull, in 2019, the Austrian team has also sought a replacement in the market for the Australian. They tried with Pierre Gasly in the first place, without success and getting off the seat to the 12 races. Then, the bet was Alex Albon, who ended that year and also had the opportunity in 2020, without highlighting too much.

“Sergio Pérez was the best”

Until the 2021 season arrived, One of the years most remembered by fans of the highest category in which Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton They reached the last race of Abu Dhabi tied at 369.5 points. Well, in that race, Sergio Pérez played a fundamental role, who was able to retain the Briton for more than one return to wear old rubber.

That year He achieved his first victory in Red Bull, something he would do again in 2022 and 2023. However, in 2024 the sensations were different, which caused Christian Horner and Helmut Marko to make the decision to bet on Liam Lawson in 2025. It lasted two large awards in total, and now the bet is Yuki Tsunoda. Two pilots who, according to Emerson Fittipaldi, are not better than Sergio Pérez, in addition to talking about the Mexican’s future.

“This year we are seeing the test with pilots who are with Max Verstappen, in my opinion, they are worse”, Said the Expileot.

“Czech Pérez was a great representative of Latin Americans and was not understood in Red Bull. He won in Monaco, won in Baku, very difficult urban circuits. Red Bull is changing pilots to see who approaches Verstappen, but Czech was the best”, He continued.

“General Motors with the Cadillac brand, when he enters Formula 1, he does it with a very serious, very imperative program, With many divisions, and surely Czech Pérez is a very strong candidate”, Concluded Emerson Fittipaldi.

This is how the F1 Expile has wanted to praise Sergio Pérez’s role in Red Bull, who came to achieve four victories with the Austrians.