Marko makes COLOSSAL blunder in latest dig at Perez
Marko makes COLOSSAL blunder in latest dig at Perez
Helmut Marko has sparked controversy after taking an inaccurate and harmful dig at Sergio Perez following a string of poor performances so far in 2023.
Appearing on Austrian TV, Marko claimed that Perez’s fluctuations in form were due to the fact that ‘he is South American’, even though his native country Mexico is in North America.
It isn't the first time that Marko has attempted to lay into Perez, after calling his Monaco crash 'unreasonable', his Dutch Grand Prix performance 'lucky', and bemoaning his Canadian Grand Prix qualifying result.
Perez currently sits 145 points behind team-mate Max Verstappen with eight races to go, meaning the title is likely to be wrapped up by the Japanese Grand Prix for the second consecutive season.
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Marko: His mental focus isn’t as consistent as Max or Sebastian
“It was certainly one of the better weekends, and we know he has issues in qualifying,” he said to Austrian outlet Servus TV. “He experiences fluctuations in form; he's South American, and his mental focus isn't as consistent as it was with Max or Sebastian.
“However, the races have mostly been good, and his race yesterday was very, very strong.”
The Mexican fought through the field to help Red Bull achieve a sixth 1-2 of the season and remind everyone what he is capable of on a Sunday.
“So, we're optimistic, and strangely, among our achievements, a 1-2 finish has been missing and we're really excited to have finally achieved that." Marko concluded.
The final eight races will be a crucial period for Perez as he looks to secure his seat for 2024 and beyond.
Marko has recently spoken about an old agreement with Lando Norris, confirming he would ‘definitely be a candidate’ if Perez is unable to live up to expectations in the final eight races of 2023.
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F1 Standings
Drivers
- Charles Leclerc
- Carlos Sainz
- Lando Norris
- Oscar Piastri
- Pierre Gasly
- Esteban Ocon
- Sergio Pérez
- Max Verstappen
- Alexander Albon
- Logan Sargeant
- Lewis Hamilton
- George Russell
- Nico Hülkenberg
- Kevin Magnussen
- Fernando Alonso
- Lance Stroll
- Valtteri Bottas
- Zhou Guanyu
- Nyck De Vries
- Liam Lawson
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Yuki Tsunoda
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- Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2023
- Grand Prix of Australia 2023
- Grand Prix of China 2023
- Grand Prix of Azerbaijan 2023
- Miami Grand Prix 2023
- Qatar Airways Gran Premio Del Made In Italy E Dell'emilia Romagna 2023
- Grand Prix of Monaco 2023
- AWS Gran Premio de España 2023
- Grand Prix du Canada 2023
- Grand Prix of Austria 2023
- Aramco Grand Prix of Great Britain 2023
- Grand Prix of Hungary 2023
- Grand Prix of Belgium 2023
- Heineken Dutch Grand Prix 2023
- Grand Prix of Italy 2023
- Grand Prix of Singapore 2023
- Grand Prix of Japan 2023
- Qatar Grand Prix 2023
- Grand Prix of the United States 2023
- Gran Premio de la Ciudad de Mexico 2023
- Rolex Grande Prêmio de São Paulo 2023
- Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix 2023
- Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi 2023
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