{"id":292499,"date":"2023-10-30T12:24:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T12:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=292499"},"modified":"2023-10-30T12:24:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T12:24:58","slug":"red-bull-chief-helmut-marko-makes-feelings-clear-on-perezs-nightmare-mexican-gp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/racing\/f1\/red-bull-chief-helmut-marko-makes-feelings-clear-on-perezs-nightmare-mexican-gp\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Bull chief Helmut Marko makes feelings clear on Perez’s nightmare Mexican GP"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has played down the effect that Sergio Perez\u2019s lap-one crash with Charles Leclerc will have on his future with the team, insisting that they still plan to honour the contract that runs until the end of the 2024 season.<\/p>\n

The Mexican driver endured a disappointing qualifying session in Mexico City, lining up fifth on the grid behind AlphaTauri driver Daniel Ricciardo, but an excellent launch put him on the tail of the leaders heading into turn one.<\/p>\n

Sensing an opportunity to lead his home race at the end of the opening lap, Checo launched an overly ambitious move around the outside of Leclerc\u2019s Ferrari. The pair made contact with the home hero exiting the clash worse off. Red Bull engineers worked ferociously to get his car back out on track, but the damage proved terminal in the end.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe opportunity was there,\u201d Marko said when asked about Perez\u2019s lap-one incident after the race.\u201dHe was on the outside and Leclerc was on the inside. It was a racing incident. You can’t blame anyone for that. The opportunity was there, he was on the outside and Leclerc was on the inside. It was a racing incident. You can’t blame anyone for that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Red Bull\u2019s advisor was also asked about whether or not the crash changed the answer to the question of Checo\u2019s future. He responded by telling Sky Germany<\/em>: “How many times do I have to repeat this?\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cCheco has a contract for 2024 and that will happen. He had a super weekend until the first lap of the race and I am convinced that he would have been on the podium.”<\/p>\n

Despite Marko\u2019s protests, the conversation surrounding Perez\u2019s immediate future has only gotten louder after the Mexican GP. Not only was his turn-one move on Leclerc poorly judged, but Ricciardo – who is seen as the natural replacement should Checo leave Red Bull – produced AlphaTauri\u2019s best result of the season.<\/p>\n

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