Mika Hakkinen: Perez’s deficit is hindering the team

Former two-time world champion Mika Hakkinen believes Sergio Perez has let himself and his team down…

Mika Häkkinen: “Formula 1 is a brutal sport where you have to beat your partner first, and then everyone else.

In the case of Red Bull, the gap between Perez and Max is constantly increasing, which means that the team cannot receive the full information from the two cars and they cannot progress as quickly as necessary. This was a real disadvantage for Red Bull’s development, it affected them.

I try to avoid criticism, I just go with the facts, and they are such that you need two drivers to make comparisons and make the necessary adjustments to the aerodynamics and mechanics of the car.

During the race weekend, time is very short. With one car, the team cannot move forward. You need two cars and two drivers. Sergio could not fully contribute to Red Bull, which affected the results.

This is not the first or second year that Sergio has been in Formula 1. He has been racing for a long time. He had the opportunity to study himself, to understand what he needed to become ‘number one’. I don’t want to say that he has no talent, but he has not been able to reach the same level as Max and give the team what it needs to be successful.”