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Sergio Perez admits that the possibility of rival teams disrupting his championship battle with Max Verstappen is a concern. The opening five races of the 2023 F1 season have been dominated by Red Bull, with Verstappen and Perez claiming three and two race wins respectively. Their closest challenger, Fernando Alonso, sits 30 points behind second-placed Perez in the World Championship standings, while Verstappen leads his teammate by 14 points. The squad hold a 122-point advantage over Aston Martin in the Constructors' table, and Mercedes and Ferrari are further back in third and fourth places. Despite this, Perez remains wary of the threat that other teams could pose should they progress during the season. Viewed by others: Sergio Perez Perez's father likens Red Bull duel to Prost and Senna ...

Valtteri Bottas feels he can empathise with Sergio Perez as he battles Max Verstappen for the 2023 Formula 1 world title. During his five-year spell at Mercedes, Bottas was able to beat Lewis Hamilton on occasion in both qualifying and races, but was unable to sustain his bid for the title over the course of a season. The Finn won 10 races to Hamilton's 50 between 2017 and 2021, finishing runner-up in both 2019 and 2020. He ultimately left for Alfa Romeo for 2022, and feels in a similar position to Perez - who is fighting reigning double champion Verstappen for a maiden title this term. Viewed by others: Carlos Sainz title "> Sainz calls for increased FIA discussions amid driver complaints ...

The 10 Formula 1 Team Principals have ranked Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc as their best drivers of the 2022 season. In a secret vote of the bosses by F1, they were tasked with ranking their top 10 drivers of the campaign, using the standard points system of 25 for first down to one point for 10th. These were then tallied up to give a final result, with a maximum of 250 points up for grabs for the winner. As the table shows, Max Verstappen received 207 points, but was comfortably ahead of title runner-up Charles Leclerc. Viewed by others: F1 2023 Former F1 driver predicts Ferrari resurgence and tough year for Red Bull ...