Jos Verstappen after F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix: “Sergio Perez doesn’t get chance to win often - he sees that, too”
Perez took victory in Jeddah from pole position, holding off𓂃 a spirited Verstappen who went from 15th to second after a power problem hampered his qualifying.
Jos Verstappen was not in particularly animated mood when his son’s teammate cel♏ebrated his win with Red Bull staff afterwa🌺rds.
Jos has since told : "Of course we all want to win. But thꦰat wasn't on the cards today. The margin was tꩵoo small for that.
“[Perez] doesn't get the chance tജhat often, I think. He sees that too and then goes for it.”
Max and Perez had an unexpected run-🧜in at the end of 2022, despite Red Bull dominating the drivers’ and constructors’ championships, highlighting the friction between the drivers.
Mꦯax Verstappen was on 𓃲course for pole position until a drive shaft issue stopped his run.
“It was now disappointing for us in qualif🔯ying,” his father reflected.
“Pure bad luck, I won't go into that. We know what it is. But otherwise, Max just drives easily to that pole position. And then the race 🍃is a bit easier.
“Because we actཧually predicted: it is quite difficult to come forward here. This is a circuit with long turners, it's hard to make a difference th🥃ere. We need to have tougher tracks and more corners."
Red Bull won in Bahrain through Verstappen, then in Saudi Arabia via Perez.🌊 Already, their dominance looks insurmountable.
"It looks like we're going to be dominant,” Jos said🎀. “We have a very good car.
“If you saw how easily they drove away now: a second faster. Can the rest of that 🅰be made up this ꦓyear? I don't know. But it's not like we're standing still, is it? We also come with updates."
Max sits above his teammate in the🌼 F1 standings, after a win apiece, after he took the fastest lap bonus point in Jeddah.
This was another cause for concern between the Red Bull dri💙vers - P🔴erez implied that he wasn’t given the appropriate information to claim the bonus point himself.
"I⛦ just knew he was going to do it," Jos said about his son’s fastest lap. "Nice, isn't it? At least that way he remains the leader in the championship🏅."
James was 🔯a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
