Sergio Perez denies he is already champing at the bit to sign a third Red Bull contract for 2023. “If this contract expires and we can’t offer him a chance for promotion, we will most likely lose him and we don’t want that,” the Austrian said. But while that chatter proceeds, Verstappen’s current teammate Sergio Perez insists he is focused on the present rather than the future. “I’ve been in Formula 1 for 12 years,” the 32-year-old Mexican said. “I’m so focused on this season that I haven’t even thought about it. “We are more alike than people think,” ‘Checo’ said.

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