Helmut Marko doubts Sergio Perez will be able to match Max Verstappen over a full season – but warned people not to underestimate the Mexican.
Verstappen leads the drivers' standings after the first four races of the year, but his advantage is a slender one. Red Bull have won every one of those Grands Prix, but the victories have been split equally between its two drivers.
The defending champion won in Bahrain before Perez took advantage of his team-mate's qualifying woes to take the chequered flag in Jeddah. Car issues for the Mexican saw Verstappen win in Melbourne before Perez showed off his street circuit prowess in Baku last weekend.
