Sergio Perez's dad slammed the "lie" that his son is wingman to Max Verstappen and insists there is "no favouritism" at Red Bull.
In his first season with the team, Perez was happy to play second-fiddle to Verstappen and support the Dutchman's title bid against Lewis Hamilton. The Dutchman said he was a "legend" for helping keep the Mercedes driver behind him with some excellent defending in the final race of that 2021 campaign.
But as he has settle in more, Perez's ambitions have grown. And that development has coincided with cracks beginning to show in the relationship he has with Verstappen.