Helmut Marko has written off the chances of Sergio Perez challenging his team-mate Max Verstappen for the 2023 title.
Spirits are high at Red Bull on the back of one of their very best seasons in Formula 1. They won the constructors' championship very comfortably over nearest rivals Ferrari, while Verstappen strolled to his second drivers' title with four races to spare.
Perez played his part in that, winning two races himself and adding a further nine podium finishes. But too often he was still well off the level of Verstappen – and team adviser Marko does not see that changing any time soon.
