But directing his red bull From 17th on the grid to a race win, including a 20-second lead over second place Esteban Ocon, was the performance that appears to have secured him his latest title.

Lando Norris now needs to score an average of 21 more points than Verstappen to win his first title, which simply doesn’t seem possible considering the Dutchman has only dropped points once this season after retiring from the race in Australia.

A victory for Verstappen in the next race in Las Vegas will secure the championship, but Red Bull does not have the fastest car in dry conditions, so it may be difficult for him to secure the championship at the top of the podium.

Instead, it was another disappointing weekend for Sergio Perez who struggles to justify his position at Red Bull.

While Lewis Hamilton praised Verstappen for his performance at InterlagosHe kept Pérez at bay to prevent the Mexican from increasing the only point he scored in the Sprint Race.

Ted Kravitz believes Pérez’s seat is safe until the end of the seasonalthough another question is whether it will be on the grid in 2025.

However, Verstappen made a subtle and perhaps unintentional comment to Perez while in the cooling room after the race.

Max Verstappen’s involuntary comment to Sergio Pérez after the Brazilian Grand Prix

Verstappen was watching race highlights alongside Alpine pair Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon in the recovery room and was talking about how he managed to win the race from so far down the grid.

The Dutchman said: “I had a very good start and I think I passed about three or four cars in total.”

READ MORE: Red Bull driver Max Verstappen’s life outside of F1 from net worth to girlfriend

Then a clip of Perez spinning on the second lap appears on the screen and Verstappen continues: “You know, I didn’t even see it! “I didn’t even see Checo during the race.”

This was particularly worrying for the Mexican driver considering he started five positions ahead of his teammate for Sunday’s Grand Prix.

However, Pérez found himself behind the Dutchman before the end of the first lap and his spin prevented him from catching the triple world champion, even with a car at his disposal that his teammate showed was capable of exceptional feats. the wet one.

Sergio Pérez and Liam Lawson collide again in the battle for second seat at Red Bull

RB promoted Liam Lawson to Daniel Ricciardo’s seat after the Singapore Grand Prix to once again evaluate his Formula 1 credentials.

Lawson has been suggested as a possible replacement for Pérez and once again finished ahead of his rival.

READ MORE: Red Bull driver Sergio Pérez’s life outside of F1 from net worth to nickname

Lawson was frustrated with Pérez’s conduct in the Sprint Race where the Mexican emerged victorious.

However, the young New Zealander added more points to his tally throughout the weekend, which will be another tick next to his name when Red Bull decides which team he should compete for in 2025.

Verstappen, who didn’t even notice Perez as he put in one of the best races of his career, is far from ideal, but it sums up his season.

Related posts