Apr.25 Sergio Perez's father says he has no fear the Mexican will be left off the Formula 1 grid in 2025 and beyond. Dr Helmut Marko made clear in Shanghai that Red Bull has turned down the 34-year-old driver's request for a three-year contract extension – but he's not out of the frame to keep the seat alongside Max Verstappen next year. 'It makes me happy that Sergio is showing stronger performances in this first part of the season than he did a year ago,' the 80-year-old team advisor wrote in his latest Speed Week column. 'Checo no longer goes into the race with the aim of beating Max at all costs. What I mean by that is that in 2023 he almost desperately went his own way when the...
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