With Red Bull so dominant early in 2023, the only real championship intrigue could be an apparently tetchy relationship in the Red Bull garage. Back to back world champion Max Verstappen admits Sergio Perez is his only realistic challenger in Melbourne this weekend – and clear signs of tension have been obvious for some time. “I think it was a bit of a miscommunication between my engineer and myself,” Perez said at Albert Park. “I feel that I get just as much support from the team, just as many opportunities, as Max,” Perez said. However, despite Perez’s efforts to calm the tension, Verstappen hit back at his teammate’s version of the Jeddah narrative.

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