Max Verstappen<\/a>\u2019s level in 2021, but scored a victory for Red Bull in Azerbaijan on his way to fourth in the standings.<\/p>\nHe was a more consistent podium challenger in 2022, winning twice and finishing third in the championship, before ending 2023 as runner-up to runaway champion Verstappen.<\/p>\n
A lacklustre 2024 season, in which he scored just four podiums, led to him losing his drive with Red Bull.<\/p>\n
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At Red Bull, \u201ceverything was a problem\u201d<\/p>\n
In an interview with the Cracked podcast, Perez revealed that everything he did \u201cwas a problem\u201d within Red Bull, and that included when he would be faster than team-mate Verstappen.<\/p>\n
\u201cEverything, pretty much everything,\u201d he replied when asked what went wrong during his time with the team.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt Red Bull, everything was a problem. If I was very fast, it was a problem.<\/p>\n
“Because, of course, it created a very tense environment at Red Bull.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I was faster than Max, it was a problem. If I was slower than Max, it was a problem. So everything was a problem.<\/p>\n
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“So I also learned a lot, right? That, well, the circumstances I\u2019m in, instead of complaining, I have to make the best of it and get the most out of it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Perez also noted that \u201ceveryone forgot\u201d how tough it was to be Verstappen\u2019s team-mate when assessing his performances.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had the best team. Unfortunately, everything fell apart. We had the team to dominate the sport for the next 10 years, I think.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd unfortunately it all ended, but I was in the best team, in a complicated team, right?<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause being Max\u2019s team-mate at Red Bull is already very difficult, but being Max\u2019s team-mate at Red Bull is the best and the worst job in F1, by far.<\/p>\n
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\u201cAnd well, everyone forgot, right? When I arrived at Red Bull, I started getting results, everything. Everyone forgot how difficult it was to be in that seat.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I was very aware of what I was getting into \u2013 I wasn\u2019t arriving at Red Bull to compete against one of the best.\u201d<\/p>\n
Perez was replaced by Liam Lawson for the 2025 season, who contested just two races for Red Bull before being returned to Racing Bulls.<\/p>\n
He was replaced by Yuki Tsunoda, who lost his drive with Red Bull at the end of a disappointing 2025 season.<\/p>\n
Isack Hadjar will join Verstappen at Red Bull in 2026, while Perez makes his F1 return with Cadillac.<\/p>\n
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