In the first race of the new F1 season, Red Bull Racing continued its strong dominance, with two of its own drivers successfully taking the top two places in qualifying and the main race. Compared to the individual problems of the chasers, today's Red Bull RB19 car is a unique one in the paddock. This weekend, the second Grand Prix of the 2023 season will be contested at the Jeddah Marina Circuit in Saudi Arabia. Judging by the performances of the teams in the first race, Red Bull Racing is undoubtedly still the favorite to win the race. And the contender who can pose a threat to Verstappen is his teammate Perez.
As the new king of the F1 circuit today, Verstappen gave high praise to the big brother teammate next to him. Recently, the Dutch driver spoke about Perez in an interview with the media, and Verstappen said that he shares Perez's view of things similarly, especially in defining success.
Verstappen said in the interview: "F1 is very important for us and you want a lot of success, but if you don't succeed, it's not the end of the world. That's what I thought. We've all won races and he's the most successful Mexican in F1, but that's not everything because most of your life goes on after you stop. ”
Although praised by the new car king, for Perez, Verstappen's interview looks more like a brainwashing of him. The Dutchman's "success is not everything" argument to affirm Perez's achievements in F1 still sounds somewhat "ironic". After all, in competitive sports, especially in the F1 paddock, all drivers have a champion heart and want to stand on the top podium. As a two-time Drivers' Championship, Verstappen said this to his teammate Perez, who has always longed for a Drivers' Championship, which is a cryptic expression that Perez needs to recognize his position, his task at Red Bull is to help him win the championship, and the Mexican should not have other superfluous thoughts and thoughts.
For Verstappen's remarks, it can only be verified once again that the new car king is indeed not generous enough. Perhaps the Dutch, in interviews, has forgotten how Perez was treated last year. Last season, Verstappen won the championship four races early, and it is logical that he will go all out to help the "benefactor" Perez (the first annual championship of the Dutchman, the Mexican's crazy blocking of Hamilton is still vividly remembered) to win the runner-up of the year. But sadly, what the Dutch did in the remaining four races was really disappointing. If nothing else, like last season's last race, Verstappen had every chance of helping Perez finish runner-up of the year. On lap 21, when Perez drove out of the pit lane with new tyres, Verstappen's car was about 1 second ahead of him, and if at this time, the Dutch chose to let Perez overtake, then the Mexican would have a high probability of winning the race, thus beating Leclerc as the runner-up of the year, but Verstappen did not do this, ignoring his teammates. In the end, under Verstappen's tumultuous operation, Perez regretted that he only won the third place of the Driver's Year.
The "beam" formed by the previous season has not been eliminated, and not long after the start of the new season, he continues to brainwash Perez and inform him that his success is not everything. As the king of F1 today, Verstappen, the new king of cars, is indeed not generous enough for his teammates!!!