Sergio Perez says that competing on the track this season against seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen has already helped him reach a new level of performance.
Perez joined Red Bull this season and won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix for the second time in his career. Previously with Racing Point, the Mexican driver was considered as one of the most skilled drivers outside of the top teams.
On top of battling the 2021 title contenders, Perez said he relishes the prospect of going into every race weekend knowing he could win the race.
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“It’s obviously a great boost of motivation throughout the season to come to a race and you know if you deliver to your maximum you can end up winning a race, you have that opportunity,” Perez said.
“Also the pressure is on you. You know that you have to deliver to a very high level.
“You are competing against the very, very best drivers, against a very top team like Mercedes, so the level of delivering, it’s to a new level.
“Every single point and the way the team works, trying to maximize every single performance point, is very important. You are into the next level – for example my race that I had with [Lewis] Hamilton, literally against him, I was fortunate enough to see how good he is.
“The way he pushes you, and when he saves his tyres. Obviously a very, very intelligent guy — the same to Max. Racing these drivers at this level definitely takes you to a new level.”
With 86 points, Perez is presently in third place in the championship. He is, however, a long way from the championship fight, with Lewis Hamilton (138) following Max Verstappen (156).
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