Marko Bluntly Assesses If Checo Is "Good Enough" For Red Bull

After his recent slump in form, many feel that Red Bull might be looking for alternatives to having Sergio Perez in the team alongside Max Verstappen. Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has now clarified to F1-Insider why that isn’t the case

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Whether Checo Is Good Enough Is Not An Issue For Red Bull

Marko started off by responding to suggestions that Red Bull aren’t too worried about Checo’s form

“We also take those seriously. But if you look at it simply, Perez is doing what we ask of him”

“He contributes to the constructors’ championship, and when he is at his best, he can also win races”

He summed up his words by explaining why it isn’t an issue for them

“The question of whether he is good enough is not an issue for us”

“After all, Verstappen is only getting better, and then you have to ask yourself, ‘Who is the alternative?”

“Is there someone who can challenge Max?’ I honestly don’t think so”
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McLaren’s Oscar Piastri thinks “it is the inconsistency from track to track” [Pit Pass]

“We seem to be a bit up and down at the moment, but we are working on that”

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner feels that “it must be frustrating for Sebastian to see how Aston Martin is doing this year”

“The truth is that without him, they wouldn’t be where they are this season”

“He has shared much of his successful experience and now that he is not in Formula 1 he will be enjoying time with his family”

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff explained that “obviously, there's more people involved because there's Lewis' management, lawyers on our side and it is never down to me alone” [Racing News 365]

“But I would say that when it comes to the nitty gritty details – the things that are important – Lewis and I spent an afternoon together in New York sitting on a sofa”

“There wasn't any beer, but a mineral water”

Red Bull’s reserve driver Daniel Ricciardo feels that with Max Verstappen “the speed was there, it was then just kind of cleaning up the edges” [Total-Motorsport]

“Naturally, that comes with experience and maturity. I think he’s now that person”

“He’s a complete driver. Hopefully, he doesn’t keep getting better because the level he’s at is pretty good”

Oliver Hoffmann, Member of Audi's Technical Development Board has confirmed that Neel Jani will be their development driver [Official Statement]

Neel Jani added that “it is both an honour and a great responsibility to be involved in a project of this magnitude at an early stage”
Does Red Bull have a realistic alternative to Checo? If so, who?

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