‘That will be his decision’ – Christian Horner says Sergio Perez ‘wise enough to come to his own conclusions’ over Red Bull future

“To begin with, we’ve gained 9 Grands Prix this 12 months to 5 of every other staff,” Horner stated when requested concerning the Mexican driver. “Now, all of these 9 have come from Max [Verstappen], whereas each different staff has break up between two drivers.

“And I feel to be third – we’ve nonetheless bought half an opportunity of second however it’s a massively lengthy shot – we’re out of the constructors’ and that’s very irritating as a result of that’s clearly the place the monetary revenues are distributed from.

“Now, it does give us extra wind tunnel time in the event you look it glass half full with the brand new rules coming in ’26. It does give us extra wind tunnel time to accommodate these new regs.”

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That cup half full viewpoint isn’t one that can essentially preserve Perez with the staff nonetheless, the Mexican having final completed within the prime 4 of a race all the best way again in Miami and dealing with fixed stress via the 12 months.

The RB20 has been a handful to drive, and definitely hasn’t been the category of the sector all season, however Perez’s outcomes are nonetheless in stark distinction to the constant supply of Verstappen.