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Formula 1: What’s wrong with Sergio Perez?

Sergio Perez has done it again and maneuvered himself into a veritable crisis after a strong start to the Formula 1 season! In the last four races, the Mexican has not managed a top 7 result. Curiously, Red Bull offered him a new contract during this time, which should have given Perez wings. For his team, the strange drop in performance in the championship battle is becoming more and more of a problem. "We need Checo up front," said boss Christian Horner.

In the first six races of the season, Perez was never worse than fifth and finished on the podium four times. Since Imola, however, he has not finished higher than eighth and has also retired twice. In Spain, he most recently started from eleventh on the grid and finished eighth. "Pretty disappointing, but considering where we started, it was pretty much the maximum we could get out of it," said the 34-year-old, commenting on the result.