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Originally Posted by Born Racer
I'm probably being harsh on Pérez, but he shouldn't have been so far back for so many races. He is Red Bull's ideal teammate for Verstappen though because he's a very good driver who fits into the (mostly) quick enough to pick up the pieces but not fast enough to beat the number 1 role.
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The flip argument is that despite having rough races, Perez has extended his gap in the championship to third place quite comfortably recently. Statistically, he is the best number 2 driver Red Bull has ever had, and he keeps extending this statistic even on bad weekends.