No, not only because Lewis Hamilton has not yet signed a new contract, but because of what is going on down the road in Milton Keynes. Sergio Perez paid his first visit to Red Bull Racing’s HQ on Tuesday where he did his seat fitting for this year’s F1 car. Well, the simple answer is that the fresh line-up at Red Bull could reinvigorate the team’s fortunes. Red Bull finished last season strongly as they continued to make improvements, as they so often do. Only I feel that with Perez on board, things will be different this year. At 30-years-old, Perez is now in his prime and has vast experience – the kind that could be missing from Max Verstappen’s feedback when it comes to car development.

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