Red Bull team boss Christian Horner hailed Sergio Perez’s victory in Sunday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as the best of the Mexican’s career. He said the 33-year-old had demonstrated pace, cool temperament and great race management as he resisted a charge by team-mate and defending double world champion Max Verstappen to secure the fifth win of his career. “Personally, I think it was the best ever race for Checo, managing the pace and the restart. The pace that he had! And those guys were going absolutely flat out until we thought we had an issue with Max,” Horner said.

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