{"id":1512089,"date":"2022-05-31T19:18:23","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T23:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1512089"},"modified":"2022-05-31T19:18:24","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T23:18:24","slug":"red-bull-sergio-perez-put-mercedes-on-the-spot-in-formula-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/red-bull-sergio-perez-put-mercedes-on-the-spot-in-formula-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Bull, Sergio Perez Put Mercedes on the Spot in Formula 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There wasn\u2019t much doubt that there was another victory in Sergio Perez\u2019s<\/a> future. It\u2019s unfortunate for the Red Bull driver\u2019s checking account that it didn\u2019t come a few days sooner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perez won the Formula 1<\/a> Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday and then inadvertently spilled the beans on a development in his career. On Tuesday, his team confirmed that the 32-year-old Mexican driver has signed a contract extension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s good news for Perez, teammate Max Verstappen<\/a>, and the Red Bull organization, even if Perez could have milked it for a few more dollars had he won before signing the contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monaco marked Sergio Perez\u2019s third Formula 1 victory<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Sergio Perez of Red Bull Racing celebrates on the podium after winning the Formula 1 Grand Prix of Monaco. | Marco Canoniero\/LightRocket via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It took 190 appearances before Sergio Perez scored a Formula 1 victory, but the Red Bull driver has now stood at the top of the podium three times in his last 31 outings. His latest victory came Sunday in the rain-delayed Monaco Grand Prix, where Perez qualified third and then jumped Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr. in pit stops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Red Bull star and reigning World Drivers\u2019 Champion Max Verstappen leads with 125 points through seven races, and Perez has pulled to within six points of Leclerc (116) for second place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe's in this championship just as much as Max is,\u201d Red Bull principal Christian Horner said, according to Formula1.com<\/a>. \u201cThe difference between the two of them is 15 points or so now \u2013 it's nothing \u2013 but it's a long way to go in this championship and we can see Ferrari have got a very fast car.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Horner\u2019s words ring somewhat hollow considering that he instructed Perez to relinquish the lead to Verstappen<\/a> at the Spanish Grand Prix the previous weekend. That\u2019s not to say Red Bull doesn't value Perez in his second season with F1\u2019s new top team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Red Bull has extended Sergio Perez\u2019s contract<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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