F1 chief Horner admits Verstappen and Perez treatment different at Red Bull

F1 chief Horner admits Verstappen and Perez treatment different at Red Bull

 

F1 chief Horner admits Verstappen and Perez treatment different at Red Bull

 

 

 

 

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has said that Max Verstappen does receive preferential treatment in his role as the team’s star driver, but that it’s nothing unusual and that Lewis Hamilton will enjoy the same luxuries at Mercedes.

Verstappen has now won three consecutive world championship titles, with Sergio Perez being his team-mate for all three of those seasons.

In that time, Verstappen has claimed 44 race victories, while Perez has only managed five.

The Mexican driver has been under pressure to keep his seat at Red Bull and, heading into a season where his current contract will come to an end, he will need to perform much better if he’s to have any chance of retaining his spot with the world champions.

There has been much talk over the past few seasons about how similar the cars that Perez and Verstappen drive really are, with some suggesting that the RB19 was set up specifically to favour Verstappen’s talents.

The 26-year-old managed to claim a record-breaking 19 victories throughout the season in what has been described as the ‘most successful car in F1 history’, while Perez only claimed two.

“Max came to us as a teenager, he’s now a world champion,” Horner told the Secrets of Success podcast about the difference between his two drivers.

“I think the same with Lewis Hamilton. He is now the most successful driver of all time, he will have more sway within his team than his team-mate because his value to the team is significantly greater.

“I think that it’s a matter of keeping that thought in check. Of course, there will be certain privileges that are allowed to your centre forward, your star player, but he’s still part of a team, there’s no room for a prima donna because at that point, it becomes bigger than the team,” he continued.

“So he can’t achieve what he wants to without having the team behind him, without having the tools to provide the equipment and that’s where it’s a matter of achieving that balance, being respectful of the status that they’ve achieved, but also still recognising you’re part of a team.”

 

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Not again 😭 in golf community as famous golf players were caught and being sentence to….   recent years, the global pandemic has changed a lot of things, and has me reflecting,” she said.  “It is time to slow down a little, focus more on my personal growth, and spend some time with my family.”  Feng told AFP in Tokyo it had been an honour to represent her country, for potentially the last time.  “We’re representing our own countries and we’re not playing for prize money, we’re playing for honour,” she said at Kasumigaseki Country Club, where she could not repeat her medal heroics of five years earlier, finishing eighth.  “Out of all my achievements, I would say a medal at the Olympics is very special,” said Feng, whose only major win came at the 2012 US PGA Championship.  “Even though I’ve been a major winner, think about it, we have five majors every year, in four years we have 20 chances to win a major.  ‘  “So I would say it’s harder, much harder, to get a medal at the Olympics. It was the most memorable moment of my career.”  Brought up in China’s southern Guangdong province, neighbouring Hong Kong, an 18-year-old Feng became the first Chinese player to earn an LPGA tour card in 2007.  The easy-going Feng went on to be the first Chinese player, man or woman, to win a major and lifted 10 LPGA titles during her 14 active years on the tour.  In 2017, Feng became the only Chinese golfer to date to reach the world No 1 ranking.  During a supremely consistent career, Feng registered 18 top-10 finishes in majors, two of them in 2021 even as she was winding down her playing commitments.

Not again 😭 in golf community as famous golf players were caught and being sentence to…. recent years, the global pandemic has changed a lot of things, and has me reflecting,” she said. “It is time to slow down a little, focus more on my personal growth, and spend some time with my family.” Feng told AFP in Tokyo it had been an honour to represent her country, for potentially the last time. “We’re representing our own countries and we’re not playing for prize money, we’re playing for honour,” she said at Kasumigaseki Country Club, where she could not repeat her medal heroics of five years earlier, finishing eighth. “Out of all my achievements, I would say a medal at the Olympics is very special,” said Feng, whose only major win came at the 2012 US PGA Championship. “Even though I’ve been a major winner, think about it, we have five majors every year, in four years we have 20 chances to win a major. ‘ “So I would say it’s harder, much harder, to get a medal at the Olympics. It was the most memorable moment of my career.” Brought up in China’s southern Guangdong province, neighbouring Hong Kong, an 18-year-old Feng became the first Chinese player to earn an LPGA tour card in 2007. The easy-going Feng went on to be the first Chinese player, man or woman, to win a major and lifted 10 LPGA titles during her 14 active years on the tour. In 2017, Feng became the only Chinese golfer to date to reach the world No 1 ranking. During a supremely consistent career, Feng registered 18 top-10 finishes in majors, two of them in 2021 even as she was winding down her playing commitments.

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