168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen has thanked168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Sergio Perez for being “straightforward” and “honest” during their time as teammates in F1.

On Wednesday, Red Bull announced t🌌hey would part ways with Perez ahead of the 2025 season, bringing his F1 career to an end - at least for now.

A day later, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Liam Lawson was announced 🃏as Vers♑tappen’s new teammate for 2025.

Lawson will be Verstappen’s fifth Red Bull teammate after Perez,168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Alex Albon, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Pierre Gasly, and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Daniel Ricciardo.

Verstappen paid tribute to Perez’s contribution at Red Bull, makin🥂g reference to the qualities he has shown as a person, not just as an F1 team♊mate.

He said during a short video on ꦰRed Bull’s social mediꦑa channels: “I remember this one [A picture of Perez and Verstappen celebrating in parc ferme after Abu Dhabi 2021].

“He’s been a great teammate to me. As you can see of course in this picture, without his help in that race that wouldn’t have happened. I will always be thankful toౠ h🧸im for that.

“I thi🌟nk what is the really most important thing, it’s always been enjoyable, straightforwaꦍrd, honest.

“There’s not many times you will have a teamm🦄ate you can say all these things about.

“I am very thankful to ಌCheco as a person, not as a teammate. It’s been really nice to work with.”

Perez plays crucial role in Verstappen’s first F1 title

While Red Bull missed out on the 2021 constructors’ title to Mercedes, Perez’s role in helping Verstappen win the drivers’ title c🐠annot be understated.

Perez’s defence at the Turkish Grand Prix cost 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton crucial points - potentially a podium finish.

More crucia♕lly though, in the season-ending Abu Dhabi GP, Perez’s stern defence and backing up of Hamilton ensured theඣ seven-time world champion did not have a sufficient pit stop gap when the VSC or SC was deployed.

Even with Michael Masi’s mishandling of the race, had Hamilton b🍰een able to open a pit stop gap over Verstappen, he would have been able to pit for fresh tyres and potentially remওain ahead after the controversial Safety Car restart.