The world champion believes that the Mexican driver will be a greater threat than Alex Albon
Lewis Hamilton says he is “happy” to see that Sergio Pérez won a chance at Red Bull, and he noted that he will put the team in a stronger position to win in 2021.
Checo Pérez will pair with Max Verstappen in 2021 after being confirmed as a replacement for Alex Albon – the young Thai had problems from start to finish this year, despite two podiums, he was out of the rhythm of his teammate on many occasions, leaving Verstappen peeling alone against Mercedes drivers.
In contrast, Checo Pérez achieved an impressive 2020 campaign and got his first F1 victory by beating Sakhir.
When asked if he is excited to face a more experienced Red Bull, Hamilton replied, “Definitely.”
“With all due respect to Albon, in the races it was me, Veltteri (Bottas) against Max. I was in the position where Max has been, when I was at McLaren and he was the driver one and the second act was not there. to fight. When we fought Ferrari, they could play with strategy and make it a lot harder for us. “
“Of couse, this makes Red Bull stronger, particularly because of how Sergio trained. I think he’s handled it incredibly well this year, and he really deserves the act. He was so, so, so happy to hear that he had been taken by one of the top teams. I think it will be an exciting battle against Max. “
“This will make it harder for us as a team, we really need to improve our game, Because it will be a battle we haven’t seen for a while, with two pilots fighting us. But as a team that’s why we prepare, we love the challenge and it will make it much more exciting”.
The year Lewis Hamilton will look to become the most winning driver of all time. This course equaled the seven Michael Schumacher championships and the year Mercedes will once again be the favorite team with the best driver in the world today.