Costly errors: Perez’s mistakes in qualifying have forced him into damage-limitation mode in races. The most dramatic qualifying error this season came at Monaco, where he lost control of the rear, thudded into the barriers and had to start the race last. | Photo credit: Getty Images‘Stress less, mate’: Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has thrown his weight behind Perez and urged his driver ‘to stop thinking about the championship and just drive’. | Photo credit: Getty Images
Sergio Perez was enjoying life in Red Bull livery after claiming the third pole of his career at this season’s Miami Grand Prix, the fifth round of the 2023 Formula One world championship. “Checo! Checo! Checo!” the crowd chanted while waving Mexican flags even as Perez smiled in satisfaction with how his season was shaping up.
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