Red Bull doesn’t need the financial backing that can be brought from Mexico by Sergio Perez. That is the insistence of team boss Christian Horner, who says Red Bull only decided to sign Racing Point refugee Perez for 2021 because he thinks “he can push Max more than Albon was able to last season”. “Red Bull doesn’t depend on that,” Horner insisted to the Dutch publication Racingnews365. “Perez’s popularity in Latin America and Mexico in particular will be discussed in the coming months.”. Horner said Perez’s level of popularity was unprecedented for a Red Bull driver announcement. “The interest surrounding his announcement was the biggest we have ever known with Red Bull,” he said.

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