The Red Bull chief executive left the door open for Checo Perez to compete alongside Verstappen
At Red Bull they will give free rein to Mexican Sergio Pérez in his first year with the team to compete directly with the Dutch Max Verstappen.
The main director of Red Bull, Helmut Marko, said that the team will not have a first and second driver, Although the team has worked hand in hand to boost the race Max.
“With us there is no number one driver and no number two driver. We only had one driver ready for F1: Yuki Tsunoda. Being a rookie we prefer to put him in AlphaTauri,” he said.
He also talked about the tapatío and the choice not to bet on a youth pilot in his pilot program.
“Pérez it comes in because we needed a strong second rider that would allow us to diversify our racing strategies, ”he mentioned.
Marko external that Checo Perez will help them face Mercedes directly, Which has dominated the last seven years. This, in relation to Alex Albon, who did not live up to his Dutch teammate and finished seventh in the 2020 championship. “Albon was booting too far back and it was easy for Mercedes to keep an eye on Max.”
The Mexican driver finished in fourth place in the last season he competed with Racing Point, Where he achieved his first victory at the Sakhir circuit.
The manager also talked about the relationship he has Red Bull with Mexico and the impact that the arrival of the 30-year-old pilot had.
“There is a lot of interest in his country: five minutes after his signing the paddock club was sold. It opens up a major market for us,” he said.