Alexander Albon says that Sergio Perez is much extra of a match for Purple Bull staff mate Max Verstappen of their third season alongside one another.
Perez is the closest challenger to Verstappen within the drivers’ championship as the 2 Purple Bull drivers have dominated the 2023 season to this point, sharing all 5 race wins between the pair of them.
Albon had beforehand raced alongside Verstappen at Purple Bull in 2019 and 2020 earlier than being changed by Perez for 2021, with Albon shifting to Williams final 12 months. Talking solely to RaceFans, Albon stated he doesn’t consider Perez can be floor down simply by the relentless velocity and consistency of his two occasions world champion staff mate.
“I feel Checo is doing an excellent job,” Albon instructed RaceFans. “I don’t assume he’s getting floor down in any respect – I feel, if something, it motivates him extra.
“Now that it’s form of a two horse race, it’s simply you towards your staff mate – that’s simply the pure battle of it. If I used to be in Checo’s place. I’d relish that. Checo additionally seems to be assured within the automobile. I feel he’s driving properly, so it’s positively nearer than it has been beforehand between the 2 drivers.”
Having raced 26 grands prix alongside Verstappen at Purple Bull, Albon says Verstappen is very robust to compete towards resulting from how constant he’s as a driver.
“I don’t assume Max has an off day,” Albon defined. “He’s at all times performing, from FP1 by way of to the race.
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“There’s probably not any main errors he’s making. There’s by no means actually a day the place he’s not assured within the automobile. He’s at all times giving 100% each time he’s driving it. So to be on prime of that and to be higher than that’s robust and it’s robust to be persistently higher than that.”
Whereas Albon accepts it will likely be a “robust ask” for Perez to beat Verstappen over the course of the season, he believes Perez has accomplished job to be aggressive towards his staff mate over the opening section of the season.
“We’ve accomplished 5 races however he appears to have capitalised each time Max has had an occasion or a difficulty – he appears to be there. And that’s actually necessary. I feel if you will be preventing for a championship, it’s at all times the finishes the place your third or fourth – they’re those that determine the championship when the opposite man is profitable. So it’s going to be robust for certain. I do know Max, I understand how good he’s.”
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