{"id":1510625,"date":"2022-05-23T04:03:48","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T08:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1510625"},"modified":"2022-05-23T07:01:07","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T11:01:07","slug":"red-bull-strategy-to-protect-max-verstappen-spain-formula-1-will-never-fully-conquer-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/red-bull-strategy-to-protect-max-verstappen-spain-formula-1-will-never-fully-conquer-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Bull\u2019s Strategy to Protect Max Verstappen In Spain Is Why Formula 1 Will Never Fully Conquer the United States"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
If you could imagine what owning 5% of the New York Yankees would be like in the days when George Steinbrenner ran the team, then you understand the meaning of \u201climited partner.\u201d Sergio Perez<\/a> grasps Formula 1\u2019s<\/a> version of subjugation. He may have presumed it before, and now there\u2019s no doubt that he is an afterthought to Red Bull Racing unless Max Verstappen<\/a> is out of contention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The fact that F1 teams frequently marginalize one driver to prioritize his teammate isn\u2019t sitting well with Perez following events at the Spanish Grand Prix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For what it\u2019s worth, it\u2019s hard to imagine American sports fans ever embracing such decision-making either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Defending champion Max Verstappen has moved to the top of the 2022 Formula 1 standings through six races. His victory in Sunday\u2019s Spanish Grand Prix was the young Dutch star\u2019s third in a row. It brought him to 110 points for the season, moving Verstappen ahead of Charles Leclerc (104) of Ferrari. Sergio Perez, George Russell, and Carlos Sainz Jr. round out the top five.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Verstappen has won four races overall. In fact, he has won every race that he\u2019s finished. The issue at Red Bull is that power unit failures knocked him out of the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, then again in Australia. That cost him points and allowed Leclerc to roar to the lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Perez suffered similar engine woes at Bahrain. However, he salvaged the day for Ferrari in the Australian Grand Prix by placing second. The points associated with that effort may prove valuable as Red Bull battles with Ferrari and Mercedes for the Constructors\u2019 Championship, significant when it comes to allocated Formula 1 performance money at the end of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMax Verstappen is back atop the Formula 1 standings<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Red Bull told Sergio Perez to back down during the Spanish Grand Prix<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n