Perez: 'Being Max Verstappen’s teammate is the worst job in F1'

Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez

Sergio Pérez said being a teammate of Max Verstappen was ‘the worst job there is in Formula 1.'

Pérez partnered the Dutchman for four years at Red Bull before being dropped at the end of 2024. Pérez is returning to F1 this year with new team Cadillac.

"I was on the best team, but it was complicated because being Max's teammate at Red Bull is the worst job there is in F1," Pérez told a podcast with Oswaldo Trava that was posted on YouTube on Sunday. "At Red Bull everything was a problem; if I was faster than Max it was a problem, If you were too slow it was a problem, a very tense atmosphere was created," Pérez said.

Pérez's best season was 2023 when he was runner-up to Verstappen. Verstappen won the championship again in 2024, but Pérez finished eighth and was released by Red Bull.

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