Perez: Team relationships are based on mutual respect

Ahead of the Australian Grand Prix, Sergio Perez assured that he has a normal relationship with his partner, based on mutual respect, and that there is a good atmosphere within the team.

Sergio Perez «We must pay tribute to the team, we must compete with each other. But sometimes it happens – apparently it was in Bahrain – that it made no sense for me to attack. But attacking in Jeddah didn’t make sense either, because Max and I had about the same pace.

In the end, the team always has to think first about getting both cars to the finish and avoiding failure. But in general, in my opinion, everything is going well, and the press just blows up the topic of our relationship with Max.

After finishing the race in Saudi Arabia, we had a conversation with him: we gave the same assessment of the situation, after which, of course, we drew certain conclusions. During the race I thought I wasn’t getting the correct information, but now that I’ve analyzed everything I think the team acted very correctly.

There is a good atmosphere in the team. While we all naturally strive to beat a partner, our relationship is based on mutual respect. I have a normal attitude, am in shape and this weekend I am ready to take on a new challenge.

I hope we can keep up the momentum in Melbourne, because Red Bull Racing had a great first two races, but there’s still a lot of work ahead of us, so we need to give our best at every stage of the championship.”