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Perez ‘too weak' so far in 2021 – Marko

May 27 Sergio Perez is a 'decisive factor' in Red Bull's push to win the 2021 world championship, according to top team official Dr Helmut Marko. 79-year-old Austrian Marko was most directly responsible for ousting Alex Albon and replacing him with the experienced Sergio Perez for this season. However, Mexican Perez has also struggled to match up to Max Verstappen, and Marko told Sport Bild that could be the 'decisive factor' in the title chase. 'He's just been too weak in qualifying so far,' Marko said. 'If he was on par with Bottas, I don't think Mercedes would have been able to do a two-stop strategy in Barcelona. That's our biggest handicap at the moment,' he insisted. Toto Wolff said...
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