2023-07-31 15:33:00
ESPN Jul 31, 2023, 11:33 am ETLread: 3 min.
The specialized media in Formula 1 highlighted the difference in performance between the Red Bull drivers during the Belgian Grand Prix
The international press celebrated the return of Checo Pérez to second position following six Formula 1 races. However, they question whether the Mexican driver is still far from the performance of his Red Bull teammate, Max Verstappen, who beat the man from Guadalajara at the Belgian Grand Prix by 22 seconds.
The best rating that Checo Pérez received was 9 from PlanetF1, a medium that considers that the best thing that might have happened to the Mexican before the summer break was to return to the front row at the start, in addition to getting on the podium for the second time. consecutive race.
“There wasn’t much else he might do to resist the great speed of his team-mate as he pulled up behind him, finishing 22 seconds behind Max Verstappen at the checkered flag in the same car. A front-row start and a second consecutive podium finish will do Perez a lot of good going into the summer break, but a deficit of 125 points to discount in 10 races is probably a step too far.”
Checo Pérez finished in second place at the Belgian Grand Prix, almost 20 seconds behind Max Verstappen.Getty Images
Motorbox, half Italian, gave Checo Pérez’s performance 7 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. He considers that the Mexican worked to have a comfortable second place, but he is left to compare with Max Verstappen, his teammate.
“He does what he has to do. He got off to a good start, immediately exploiting the downforce of his RB19 to pass Charles Leclerc and stayed in command until the first pit stop. After the stop, Max Verstappen laps to catch up, but he, despite not having remotely the rhythm of his partner, stays there and takes a comfortable second position, without being able to take off much from Leclerc or Lewis Hamilton, but enough to easily cover the attempt to undermine in the second stop in the pits. Task done. Of course, looking at the difference with his partner, makes us cry…”.
Crash was tougher in qualifying on Checo Perez and gave him a 6.5 rating. As in the previous media, they externalize that, despite the second position of the Mexican, there is a big difference with the numbers that Max Verstappen has delivered.
“An even better weekend for Perez given that he was able to finish in the top two for the first time since Miami. However, given Max Verstappen’s substantial deficit, it’s hard to give him a higher rating.”
Lastly, The Race placed Checo Pérez in sixth place in its classification, which includes 20 drivers each Grand Prix. The outlet sees the return of Guadalajara to second place as positive, but also questions the difference between him and his teammate.
“There were many positives regarding Perez’s weekend, in particular his return to second behind Max Verstappen at the Grand Prix for the first time since Miami in May. The gap to Max Verstappen was too big, but he managed second place that I needed so much.”
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