Sergio Perez would be a Formula 1 World Champion today if Red Bull had given him the “same car” as Max Verstappen’s during their four years as teammates, declared the Mexican driver’s father, Antonio Pérez Garibay.

But Jos Verstappen is having none of that, calling Papa Perez an “idiot” whose son needed to “step on the gas”.

‘Checo Perez has made Verstappen champion’

Perez and Verstappen were teammates at Red Bull for four years, with the Dutchman calling his teammate a “legend” when Perez held up Lewis Hamilton at the F1 2021 title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Playing a crucial role in Verstappen’s maiden World title, the now four-time World Champion said at the time: “I think without Checo I wouldn’t be sitting here right now because then they [Hamilton] would have had a pit gap

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