By James Broughton, April 7, 2023
There are lots of high F1 pundits giving their two cents on the present standing of System One, be it with the rule makers, the rule breakers, or the movers and shakers. We don’t know of any high F1 pundits who wish to be interviewed right here on DCB F1. And what do I find out about racing and competing in F1, sure me, that me, a hitherto armchair pundit? Since we don’t know of any high F1 pundits looking for to go away a touch upon this platform, I’ll present the punditry myself, sure me, that me. Anyway, Sergio Perez, if he’s to problem Max Verstappen for this 12 months’s drivers title, he wants to point out consistency at each race weekend.
Consistency is Verstappen’s greatest weapon as a result of at each race he turns up and delivers, that’s how he gained a document 15 races final 12 months. It helps that he had essentially the most superior automobile on the grid. However Verstappen nonetheless has to search out the motivation, focus, and consistency to place within the race profitable performances. Perez has the velocity and the mentality to win, however he has one too many off-weekends to beat Verstappen general.
Some will level out that Crimson Bull is constructed round Verstappen, it’s unimaginable to say how true that’s, nevertheless, we do know Crimson Bull permits its drivers to compete for honors on observe, however they do set limits. This 12 months Perez appears to be exhibiting equal velocity each in qualifying and the race. On the Australia Grand Prix, he had a type of off weekends in qualifying, blaming a automobile challenge whereas Crimson Bull’s Mad Canine Marko urged it was extra of a Perez challenge.
The distinction between a extremely good driver like Perez and a top-flight, high gun driver like Verstappen, is that the Verstappens, the Hamiltons, the Alonsos will drive round a automobile challenge and nonetheless discover a method to keep in rivalry by elevating their sport to a different degree. Does Perez have these built-in instincts to lift his sport throughout a second of disaster that comes so naturally to Verstappen?
Tough to say, Perez will win extra races this 12 months, however Verstappen’s consistency and high quality to ship at each race weekend will make the distinction.
