2023-08-08 02:30:55
Red Bull Racing F1 team principals Christian Horner and Sergio Perez have explained the joke behind the radio exchange at the end of qualifying at the Belgian Grand Prix that sparked social media rumors. Perez finished Q3 on Friday with the third-fastest time behind Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.
Horner immediately congratulated Perez on his performance, to which Perez replied, ‘Oh, now you can talk to me. Then the Red Bull team principal said, ‘I’ll talk to you. I said top 5. you have done well! ‘ sarcastically. The exchange caused a social media outburst, with fans whispering rumors of a rift between Horner and Perez. After last Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix, Perez opened up regarding what happened between the puzzling moment and his team boss. “It’s a joke. He came to me before qualifying and said ‘If I don’t finish in the top three, I won’t talk to you for the rest of the weekend.’ “So he talks to me for the rest of the weekend. I’m tired.” Horner later added to this anecdote: “He told me if he didn’t make the top five he wouldn’t talk to me and if he didn’t I would squeeze some of his body out,” Horner explained. “It looks like it went well, so we’ll have to try once more at Zandvoort.” Seriously, Perez seems to be finally coming out of a period of slump following May’s Monaco Grand Prix. Horner thinks podiums in Hungary and Belgium bode well for Perez’s second half of the season. “He’s got a lot more confidence this weekend,” said Horner. “He got the front row. He led the Grand Prix and finished second. He’s second in the drivers’ world championship and will take confidence back from this race.” I think you know that unless disaster strikes Max, this championship is out of reach.” “I mean, if he gets the best out of his performance, he can keep up with the drivers behind him, and from now until the end of the year. It’s important that we try to get some wins by then.”
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