Pérez finished fourth at the Spanish Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver made a surprising drop in Q2 and started in 11th place, but in the race he showed great pace and was on the verge of a podium as he moved back up to fourth.
“It was a great comeback, especially in the second half of the race. I think that will give you a lot of confidence“, Horner expressed in statements published by the RaceFans.net web portal.
“He’s had a tough Monaco, a tough Saturday here, but a strong Sunday,” he added.
Pérez made a serious mistake in qualifying in Monaco which ruined his options on Sunday and although qualifying in Barcelona was also not as desirable, the Mexican was able to limit the damage in the race. But these two consecutive weekends away from the podium have allowed Verstappen – who won both races – to significantly increase his lead in the world championship.
The Dutchman leads the general classification with a 53-point advantage over Pérez, a gap which Horner suggests should stop the Mexican thinking about the World Cup. Thus, the team manager believes that Pérez must stop “clogging himself up” to fight for the title and return to performing as he did at the beginning of the season, where he took two wins. Was
“Given the gap that is now between the two drivers, that is quite significant in many aspects This will take the pressure off your shoulders and I think it will give you a chance to relax now. Don’t push yourself and just get back to the form he was in those first few races,” said Horner.
“We know what Checo is capable of, we’ve seen races like Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia this year, I’m sure you’ll get that position again In the future”, he said.
