As the points gap shrank to 13 points with his sprint race victory at Baku, Sergio Perez declared that he is charging for his first drivers’ title in 2023. But Red Bull’s Perez has now told the Spanish newspaper El Mundo: “I am here to be champion. “Also last year, the weight distribution of the car changed a lot and that didn’t benefit me.”. “It doesn’t even cross my mind to finish below my current position,” he said. I am 32,” said Perez, who was quickly corrected by the interviewer. Perez won the sprint race at Baku and he agrees that he has a strong reputation for being strong on street circuits.

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