Perez's lack of confidence exposed in 3 high-speed corners

[@Farigeri]

It's a curved straight - Max

[@SilverScarletSpider]

SEND IT! -Max and Oscar Piastri

[@nathangaspacio6128]

This channel is so uniquely helpful for f1 fans to understand what is actually going on. You can watch a football game and tell if someone played well but f1 can be tricky, thank you.

[@bleachedrainbow]

Surely giving Perez a 5 year contract would solve this lack of confidence - RBR probably

[@Zero_69420]

except they did extend his contract and then very next race had a even worse bottle

[@The_Noticer.]

I think the issue is that nobody wants to be max's team mate, he makes everyone look bad. I really dont think the RB20 is that good of a car, Max is just that good of a driver. That said, Perez is probably broken at this point.

[@Yuzuripe]

@@The_Noticer. pretty sure lawson and tsunoda said otherwise

[@rars0n]

@@Zero_69420 That's the joke.

[@ovtroll1199]

@@The_Noticer.no one but those that are relatively young and hungry. Longer they been f1 with max or been his teammate then those will avoid most likely

[@Rayne_speed]

Must be hard to find perezs Q3 attempts as he is not often there.😂

[@sergiodifranco4380]

Quite the opposite then. Few to find, less to look

[@beneverard7430]

Ha, beat me too it :D

[@fakeplayer9088]

Why it is so funny? Dude lost confidence and you all are bullying him more. That of course will help

[@randalscave]

😂

[@amoreuxzero]

@@fakeplayer9088i dont think he'd be reading all this anyways

[@MohammedAmaan-pi5ym]

Checo-mexican minister of defence, defending his seat even after bottling every race

[@adamgames1975]

Ah .. makes sense as to why he was called minister of defense

[@amethyphoenix]

@@adamgames1975 He was famously called that after 2021 Abu Dhabi helping Max get back into the race rather than letting Hamilton get title #8 for free. He infamously called that now because he has job security despite being completely terrible. He's Red Bull's version of Lance Stroll.

[@thesha7447]

Now he's the mexican minister of disgrace

[@amethyphoenix]

@@thesha7447 massive disgrace at that

[@haku7335]

​@Averageracingfanhes still good. He just doesnt trust the car. Condifence ≠ skill

[@Mxemilian]

Checo is like me on the F1 games when I'm at about 60% wear and decide against smashing the pedal

[@Darude453]

Checo is like me playing with controller lol

[@Inxvisible]

@@Darude453 playing with controller is awful, undoubtedly worst thing you can play on. Yes, there is keyboard however on controller you cannot even get the downshifts right

[@ScottishFish]

That Barcelona one is the worst, even from Vertappens on board you could see it was a simple wheel movement with room to still go even tighter in the corner.

[@agustincmb5404]

I was surprised at that one too. That car was so unstable even on the previous corner. I looked at it several times because for VER it looks so easy. I feel on that one its the car and not the driver. I want to think that otherwise his time is long long gone in F1.

[@Zayed411]

@@agustincmb5404the car definitely seems harder to handle than previous years and while max adapted to it perfectly perez is struggling because he has no confidence in the car. Either way in pure pace he’s slower than max and add to that the lower confidence we get the checo of this season

[@ZsebtelepHUN]

Its easy to lose your rear at that corner, its on a downward slope, if you cant keep the perfect balance then the rear just snaps out in a milisecond. Its kinda like the last turn on the A1 ring, although its not as sharp, but the characteristics are similar. Checo was probably like "okay, i made it to the end of the lap without major errors, lets not screw it up in the last corner"

[@adamaube]

his neck is also giving out, max leans his head into the corner, checos falls away

[@FloorBoontjes-wo1hv]

@@agustincmb5404 Nope. That is precisely the *difference* between Verstappen and Perez. Verstappen wants and needs a pointy, oversteery (unstable) car because he can control it and make it go fast. For an average driver like Perez, that is to hard. 100% Driver. And of course this year the car was more difficult anyway, to which Verstappen could adapt better.

[@danaborris345]

Man, this channel is so good. Not since Chain Bear disappeared have I learned so much about F1.

[@edwardharris1022]

Perez seems to turn in earlier and hit the apex earlier at a shallower angle,meaning the car is not rotated as much so he has to lift to give the front tires more grip

[@ericksfk6797]

Also Checo car setup very likely is more understeering than Max, so maybe it’s the maximum pace he can extract from this “safer” car setup, while Max can handle the more aggressive and faster setup

[@Bozito6]

Exactly, if you take the entrance to turn 7 too tight you have to lift through 8 or you'll overshoot the track limits and have to slow down a lot for turns 9 and 10

[@TrapKingz.]

@@ericksfk6797if you actually look at the throttle levels on both cars you can see perez lets off the gas on the turn he lost speed because of fear or who knows but max is maxed out on throttle

[@leefromoakville3810]

Strangely, Perez’s car even sounds different to Max’s. it’s evident there’s hesitation in his driving.

[@Jacks-g6w]

fr. he is scared of the car- which is awful at his level of competition

[@KristianLyubenovYT]

That's mostly mic positioning. Usually teammates will have slightly different sounding onboards

[@kukujiaoboii1331]

“I know he will brake because hes got a wife and kids at home” ahh driving style

[@xrstz1]

well Max does have this too

[@KoRnBulleT]

Ass driving style... Trying to ride the "ahh" comment train huh.

[@KoRnBulleT]

Trying to ride the "ahh" comment train i see. Very original, your mum must be proud.

[@dioseolo]

@@xrstz1 Verstappen is not married and doesn't have children. He has a girlfriend who happens to be a single mom. Totally different scenario.

[@xrstz1]

@@dioseolo Max lives together with his girlfriend and her daughter for about 3 years, he's not married on paper but he got a family back at home.

[@KaBu_FCB]

Supports my theory that the basic car setup does not fit Perez. He needs to stabilize the rear more so so he has to go a bit slower in full spend corners

[@charles-antoinemartel-roy]

Yup, and he's never been that quick to begin with. He was dropped by the Ferrari academy and by Mclaren in the V8 era for a reason.

[@Franceee___]

Now I see why he shines only on street tracks, because they have no high speed corners 😂

[@kennakebede9203]

Saudi??

[@Franceee___]

@ he only did that great lap in 2022 where, in the post quali interview, stated that if he could try another 100 times he wouldn’t be able to re-create another lap like that.

[@wolfgangvan-uber6515]

But Las Vegas is a street circuit?

[@Franceee___]

@@wolfgangvan-uber6515 so what? Qatar was supposed to be a pro McLaren track but they still struggled. It’s the same thing.

[@geltiix2575]

Apparently it would be due to the suspension (Anti squat and anti dive devices makes the car very unusual to feel under braking and accelerating), but street circuits would tend to be less of a factor having quite unusual corners. I heard that last year

[@han00709]

dude we need 2021 Perez back

[@fruhlingsbilder]

2013 Perez would be more fun. Risking everything while attacking his teammate .

[@iurisouto3141]

More like 2012 Pérez, in 2021 he was weak, the only thing he did was the defense against Hamilton, but in terms of performance, he was much slower than Max. His best year in Red Bull was 2022. In 2012 he was practically a rookie but looked so fast in a Sauber.

[@nickgirilovitch5428]

Dude we don’t need Perez at all. He’s done for, give a young racer the wheel.

[@tehxaris4167]

@@fruhlingsbilder red bull castrate perez if we goes back to baku 2023 last win of perez he has very confidence and after this verstappen dominated him over and over Again, verstappen is better. But sometimes in some tracks perez going better but red bull deprived him of it p.s I am ferrari fan not checo fan this is my opinion

[@Tvl010]

2021 Perez was very mediocre as well, merc en red bull where just so far ahead that was good enough for p4 or a podium on a good day.

[@martinkrepcik9555]

Also Checo did lift the gas pedal completely while Max kept at least 10% at 1:16. Due to that the car slowed down more than Verstappen’s and he didn’t carry as much speed as Max losing him extra time. 🤔

[@stefancristian6128]

and losing downforce too

[@zest_festy]

detail brother, detail is key, and you nailed the crap out of it. good job!

[@asrafulemon2004]

I love it when you upload daily

[@tanthrax..]

the fact that none of people who watched this can even handle that car at 100km/h shows how difficult it is to make it pro in every sport perez would annihilate everyone whos not part of the f1 roster

[@DerLordKaiser]

I think he got traumatized from crashing or spinning so much from last season so his commitment turn down abit

[@nebulalights4614]

and yet he still continues to crash and spin 💀

[@oransjball]

No. The car is 100% built for Verstappen and whenever someone who doesnt have the same style drives it they lose confidence. All RB drivers that has been there since Ricciardo left lost to the car.

[@slimstrait780]

​@@oransjballcar is built to be fast. Just so happens that it has a strong front end. Always was like this. The narrative gotta stop. Even when Vettel was winning, car had high rake and a strong front end.

[@dh-1501]

⁠@@slimstrait780it just so happens that the car perfectly fits max’s extreme driving style every season. Just like it was a coincidence that Sir Loo’s mercs were understeery, Schumachers’s ferrari & bennetons were knife edge, and Alonso’s ferraris & renaults were understeering boats that no one else could drive. The lead driver always shapes the car

[@oransjball]

​@@slimstrait780 No, the car was planted at the back, just as he liked it. When it got no rear and stronger front end, ricciardo beat him. Jos came out last week and said "if the car was neutral, Perez would be up there fighting for the win". RB is a Max only team, its nothing else. You "Max fans" gotta "stop this narrative". Perez and all the others are beat by the weird car only Max likes, nothing else.

[@K_R_SportsFanatic]

Great work on this channel. I could watch the videos all day long. Keep it up mate

[@perpetual_bias]

it can't be _just_ lacking confidence. being flat in high-speed corners also requires proper car placement in order to achieve that. so it can also be said checo lacks that as well just look at how wide he is before the double-left before the flat T8 edit: corner at 0:42

[@noah8260]

I don’t think it’s lack of confidence. I think he’s just shit.

[@EinfachnurItax360]

I feel like the skill gap in f1 is smaller than we think what puts the best drivers apart from the average f1 drivers is confidence.

[@omegarodent765]

the smallest gaps are deceptive, it means it would take a lifetime to bridge the gap

[@yudhabagaskara98]

It's hard to be red bull and man utd fan this year

[@JohnnyFappleseed.]

at least Man U had some change Hope RBR gets the same change going into next year

[@johnpastos4270]

try being a Leclerc & Ferrari fan my dude. At least you got a drivers' championship!

[@DerpSherman]

Could be worse,i had to wait until Qatar to see Sauber getting points.

[@metropolis9841]

glad to see I'm not the only one haha At least there's some hope with man utd though. although supporting Perez has been nonstop pain 😭

[@devilzuser0050]

@@JohnnyFappleseed. yeah hopefully replace verstappen

[@RedHaloManiac95]

That second one, him lifting was the reason he would’ve had to lift. Made the car unstable and lost downforce.

[@Michael_Irohazaka]

This is what confidence in the car is so important. You can have the most powerful and efficient car, if you can't extract the full performance, you won't pass the cut. The thing is with these cars, you have to build them to make it easier for the driver to push it to the limits, but in the same time, you have to make it a bit sharp to get more performance. Verstappen found the balance between these 2 factos, Perez didn't...

[@kukujiaoboii1331]

Exactly like in 2021. Bottas was never fast enough in the Merc while Hamilton and Verstappen were 40 seconds ahead of the entire field during race 💀💀

[@nrxd]

That rb20 is so smooth and stable tho

[@lababe-e6n]

but hella understeery

[@colmanbaldwinson9091]

I love your telemetry break downs. If you analyzed the pole lap for every race and showed where the pole lap was faster/slower compared to the other top competitors I would watch every single one

[@stfu7203]

The sense of speed in the on-boards is something different man

[@geltiix2575]

Imagine if we gave access to full F1 telemetry from teams to this guy, as well as setup tweaks and everything... Amazing job

[@nickgirilovitch5428]

I think Perez has had a good run and a decent career. I feel like he’s still in F1 because the F1 industry wants good clean tacos when they travel to Mexico.

[@andre1986bernard]

It’s not as simple as this... Perez is likely lifting to shift the weight to the front of the car so he can get more turn in and make the apex as he is probably running less front end than Max. Seems like the RB was built around Max’s driving style as he is comfortable with a pointy car and most (like Checo) prefer a car that’s less pointy but more forgiving.

[@Bozito6]

While technically correct this isn't quite what happened (to the best of my knowledge) Newey designed a car with a setup that would go the fastest and Max adjusted his driving style to fit it.

[@avewinther]

​@@Bozito6even Albon said "The car is just the car" max just adapts fast

[@d.optional3381]

This sequence of corners in the first clip is among the scariest i've seen.

[@_Zekken]

One other interesting detail noticed here, especially in the Quatar one, is Perez seems to be cornering smoother and more gradually, while Max is "throwing" the car into the corner more with more aggressive steering inputs.

[@PhysPushscale]

Perez also braked more than Max. About 5-10 km/h slower.

[@joaquinojeda7253]

Excellent videos mate! It would be perfect if you can make a Spanish version of your channel too.

[@hsdurfee]

It’s like playing sim racing against the hardest AI, you can’t match their pace and lose confidence the more you are unable to replicate it.

[@james-m-8285]

Checo’s exit at the beginning of that spain clip was about as smooth as sandpaper

[@mcgroom8515]

Crazy timing on this recommendation for YT. Perez just left lol

[@iLKanku]

Question: dont you think that Checo has more entry speed and also a different set up therefore the need for the lift? (Although the lift seems a lot) As per the telemetry he attacks last Barcelona corner almost 4km/h faster than VER.

[@crystalracing4794]

Perez turns in earlier on the apex, which compromises his exits. That just slows him down

[@This_0ne_Person]

He keeps doing that, as well. I think it was last year where he was fighting Alonso in Brazil, and he couldn't stay ahead exactly because he compromised his exit turning onto the start/finish straight. Even as someone who doesn't do racing, I know that is costing speed, and therefore laptime.

[@muniz27]

He has no confidence in the car so he has to turn in earlier to widen the apex. If he turned later he'd probably lose it since that car is too pointy and would send it into a spin.

[@BrendanP]

1:44 I laughed because I take that last corner in the video game the same way as Perez. A little lift on the final corner entry. 😅

[@jolttsp]

Second example- Max wasn't flat out, he lifted slightly to maintain speed, where Checo lifted substantially.

[@RoadhouseDeluxe]

Max seems to keep some throttle on in the sections that are slow as well, where Perez often chose to just coast

[@ZetronYT]

Can you make difference between hamilton and russel??

[@dioseolo]

Please analyze the onboard of Perez burning his clutch trying to recover after the spin in 3rd gear in Qatar.

[@aleefhamiltonracing4719]

Look at the difference in Neck strength between Max and Checo, its pretty telling there too. Max's head is super stable, meaning he can see "clearer". Checo especially at Spain was almost looking completely to the left going through the right hander because of the G force which is crazy to watch, whereas Max's head is looking to the apex and super stable. Could be worth a look

[@Wessel_23]

This is a perfect example of what Alex Albon said in his interview after being dropped by Redbull. This is a problem with being Verstappen his teammate. You try to be as quick as Max, it goes wrong and you crash. You lose a bit of confidence but try again but you fail again. Again, lose of confidence. You start adjusting your setup in your favour but that means the car goes slower because it's formed around Max his prefrence (understandable by Redbull). Now you are lacking confidence and are in a much slower setup. This has happend to Gasly, Albon and now to Perez. It's not a coincidence anymore and it WILL happen to either Yuki or Lawson.

[@roid1510]

I feel like RB is avoiding Yuki as much as possible cause they have similar driving styles. Yuki has the Ego to win which in even machinery could cause trouble. Lawson on pace is probably up there but wont be as comftable as Max. Which would be a enough for RB

[@james64ibm]

Impressive compilation.

[@fe247]

Perez being 1 STREET (st) slower than verstappen on qatar was a mean subtitle, love it! 😂😂😂

[@Agdem_]

They might have a difference in setup at Spain. Max potentially having more downforce because Perez's car looks much less stable in all of sector 3. He loses the rear a bit in T12 which forces him to take a shallow line into T13 and a worse entry into T14.

[@billythekid-bestservant1]

I can say that it's definitely an option to NOT root for perez. Bro lost his confidence, and that seat will eventually be taken by younger drivers.

[@Willbrse]

My 2 cents.. both Perez and Ricciardo (and maybe Hamilton when you compare how more confident Russell tends to be with the car) fit previous gen cars better, the way those generated downforce helped their confidence. Even if Ric's McLaren seasons aren't good, you can compare his onboards from '22 and '21, he drives a lot better with previous cars. I think maybe if F1 didn't simplify the suspension these guys would have more room to find setups that gave them more confidence.

[@stuffilike4498]

I agree but I also think it's these 18 inch frigging balloon tyres that run at such high pressures that some are struggling with. Max has just totally mastered keeping the tyres in the window during a lap. An easy way to manage tyre temperature is to lift mid corner to reduce peak loads on the tyre which is maybe what Perez is doing??? If he does it well, minimal time lost. We need an insider to spill the beans.

[@AM93000]

Thank you for mentioning the downforce. So many hate comments on Checo but nobody wanted to mention about the downforce on the RB20 is not the same as the previous cars

[@Willbrse]

@@AM93000 I mean from previous regulations, not the current car specifically.

[@Freddy_Merckx]

The reason who Perez had to lift throttle in the first example is because he did not hit the apex as good as Verstappen. It is not confidence missing, it is pure skill.

[@iain8837]

How do you know they have the exact same car/downforce setup?

[@JantzyGaming0504]

we gonna miss yellistener after this season see you next year for more F1 action!

[@barnigranero5882]

You can see that the car is sliding more than Verstappens because there is less heat and therefore less grip in the tyres. This is why Perez has to lift. That's down to the car design.

[@FahadZeeshan-j8h]

I think checo’s neck gave up at 1:45

[@agustincmb5404]

Thats so weird.

[@dtm0524]

Good eye! With Max's onboard you don't see it at all while Sergio's head looks like he's falling asleep.

[@avidyoutubeenjoyer708]

Man needs to put in some work in the gym

[@FahadZeeshan-j8h]

Yeah

[@FahadZeeshan-j8h]

Btw iam 13 and 14 next year and iam excited for what Lewis has at Ferrari

[@shutu6338]

race after race for me gets the idea that perez runs Round 1 car for all season( maybe gets some scraps left from previous race) and only max gets upgrades

[@eddohan]

Sharp as always!

[@johngreen8693]

Great video, thanks! The amount of throttle in each car also shows the situation - e.g. 1.52. How do you capture the speed/ revs/ throttle details?

[@bluej_4189]

“It’s at time like these I remember that he has 4 kids” -Max probably

[@theonlylolking]

That seems more like an Alonso thing to say

[@John-River]

Red Bull should see clearly now that they lost the constructors because of their decision to keep with Perez. The drop in two places alone will cost them roughly $20 million dollars in prize money, and not to mention possible bonuses from sponsors. I can’t imagine what could possibly be worth sacrificing this.

[@fruhlingsbilder]

I think the estimate of what Perez sponsors being to RedBull is around 30-40 mil

[@natthaphonhongcharoen]

At least they got more wind tunnel time and higher cost cap to develop the 2026 car so it's not all bad. Not saying it worth the cost though.

[@indcredible7839]

​@@fruhlingsbilderI don't think Redbull cares that much about his sponsors money as much since this team is basically a marketing operation. Sergio was popular in North America and was a good marketing tool when he was performing even half decently. But now he's hurting the redbull brand of high flying risk taking athletes who push the limits of everything. He's hurting the brand more than his perceived benefits in the NA.

[@8tonystark8]

The cartel must have kidnapped rb's family members

[@MyRealName]

They know all that, they're not idiots. The guy is backed up by a very rich man and he's lawyered up. They can't just sack him for that reason.

[@theamazinggo0sey903]

i think it would also be intresting how other drivers, mainly the Ferrari and Mclaren drivers handled these same turns. While yes its true Verstappen was able to extract more from the car it would be intresting to compare Perez to these other team's drivers, as Perez should have been competing with them for 2nd

[@giancarloabiera]

If I must say, I can compare Checo to Rooster from Top Gun: Maverick; both he and Rooster are cautious people

[@victorlucena988]

I think it is a question about setup. Checo likes of front end car so he made a setup with less rotation on high speed corners what makes him lift a bit the throttle. Max likes rear end cars so for him doesnt matter too much.

[@snmhlr]

little typo at 2:03 1st = 1s

[@MokshTahiliani]

another thing i noticed that max and many other top drivers use the track as much as they can and also on the kerbs they use it as much as they can like max's car is almost on the verge of exceeding track limit on high speed corners but perez's goes like only half the car on the kerbs that tells that he is not pushing the car as much

[@alpacaman6256]

Even more interesting is the entry to T9. It might be a polling rate issue with the telemetry but it looks like Verstappen visibly carries a higher minimum speed. Perez min speed is 228kph, so I imagine he lost more time entry T9 rather than exit T8.

[@vitruviuszhang]

Just compare the last corner entry of Spain, Checo turned in early which caused narrower line to the exit, Max even sway to the left before turning right, which opens up the corner, the line is more smooth and he didn't even need to go on the curb at the exit. So, it is definitely Checo's skill issue, nothing about 'different' cars😂

[@strawb4983]

“I know he will brake because he has a wife and 3 kids at home”

[@lorbet2419]

it's not a matter of fear, it's the setup of the car + driving skills

[@MultiF1]

I think T12 (spain) is the prime example of the lack of confidence. Perez has some big corrections in that corner were Verstappen has minimal corrections.

[@raulladislau427]

there s one time where Perez asked what was verstappens setup on imola 2021, I think this way forward his confidence was destroyed, he just spun 10 seconds later.

[@Balut3]

Not trying to defend Checo or anything, but could the different approach in these examples be tied do set up differences? Idk how much they can vary between the 2 drivers

[@Wessel_23]

They can vary ALOT. One driver can handle oversteer better than understeer and the other driver could have it the complete other way around. If the car is build towards one driver the other driver has to fix it with (most often) a slower setup. which causes 1 driver to be alot slower in what people call "the same car"

[@kasterchoi7952]

Looks like it’s more of a racing line issue rather than confidence issue.

[@victorm3237]

I think we should call this the verstapen effect he has on his teammates!

[@dujevu9398]

You know that the data shown on our screen is not correct ?

[@ZsebtelepHUN]

I think it might have to do something with fitness levels too. I dont know about how much Checo works out these days, but making fast sweeping, 230+ corners flat out puts crazy amounts of load onto your body. I remember my sweet late 20s years going karting every week, doing many sessions on friday afternoons, and by the end i was always exhausted cause my fintess what shite, and i just couldnt take the forces that came with doing a slightly sharp turn flat out. Mind you, my kart probably could only reach 50 kmh at max, thats nowhere near what these guys experience in those cars, also the seats of course werent perfect for me, as im kinda slim, i was always sliding around because there was always free room around my sides, and after around 30 mins of driving fast laps, i just couldnt keep myself in place. Although this is qualifying, so no one should be "tired" after a few hot laps, but fitness still might be an issue.

[@fist003]

him not having confidence with the car is not a secret

[@lilibordei721]

You can tell from that saudi footage that checo is terrified of that track

[@V6turbo]

Its interesting because he would study Max's laps, its just having the confidence to keep the pedal down. I think as you get older you become more risk averse. Fernando is the exception.

[@sonyjuric3443]

This could also be because of the difference in the setup.

[@diegocienfuegos9329]

Conclusion: they dont have the same car. End

[@garymitchell5899]

0.03 second laptime 😂 Side by side you wouldn't even be able to see it.

[@kishananuraag]

what's that lofi music you play between the transcripts?

[@ilzee_vk]

This might be due to more understeery setup on his car, not necessarily "confidence". With more understeer, he'd need to work more to achieve rotation but it's safer to drive.

[@Hrakuun]

Checo has higher top speed in last clip (by quite a few km/h). That shouts less downforce in the setup. So the lift could be from that.

[@VlRUSOFFICIAL]

Him lifting doesn't explain the root cause. Confidence can mean a lot of things. It might just not suit his driving style at all and cant find the same pace or balance max does.

[@E233ful]

I think the crash in Baku put the final nail on him. He could win P2/3 that day, but the crash seems damage him a lot. After that he never have confidence in the car.

[@Zammorack420]

im almost convinced the guy was just making sure he didn't crash and extract the most money he could from the impending doom of his contract - he's fast and talented, but this season was not an example of his best driving and likely cost them the championship.

[@SakibLH44]

Wow the second one at Barca is a huuuge lift. This almost makes me think more that they have very different set ups. I mean surely they discuss things like this in practice during quali runs?? Checo is still a pro driver and a has had a great F1 career. There’s no way he would be leaving that much lap time on just confidence… I think. Just really seems like they were driving different versions of the upgrade packages.

[@cyancut21]

To be fair to Perez, the Saudi Arabia example has to be because of the different line choices between him and Verstappen through the 6-7-8 complex. Verstappen chose a wider line through 6 to have a later apex in 7 to open up 8 so it’s flat. Perez ran right to the inside curb through 6 Because of less distance traveled through turn 6 that should put them pretty equal through those corners The other examples aren’t so pretty though👀

[@rivzeppelin]

Would be great to compare the same corners with the 2023 and 2022 cars, instead of comparing to Verstappen.

[@larryfung]

As Albon said Max has his unique way to setup and can extract extra pace from the car, it is unfair to compare like this as we all know Checo is never the best

[@FelipeM741]

Also look at their hands, Checo's steering is much more twitchy. The car is probably as difficult to drive as Albon said.

[@hoihe-m1x]

Especially the Saudio Arabia (Jedah) one looked like Max was driving the car while Perez his car was driving him. Max placed the car exactly where he wanted it and was proactive with saving the car if it did something it shouldnt, while Perez was not commited at all and yet the car both didnt go to where he wanted to and stepped out when he didnt expect it to and then reacted to it very slow.

[@agustincmb5404]

I have a theory. In Jeddah, VER has godlike knowledge of the racing line and the circuit. And its a hard complex circuit. You dont have 90 degree standalone corners. But you have those esses that compromise your line into the next you. Max is in the sim all day and all night. While I believe Perez knows the circuit "minimum" necessary. Thats the difference on any slight mistake feels you are improvising on the racing line, while Max quickly adjust and knows all the variations.

[@hoihe-m1x]

@@agustincmb5404 so your theory is that he simraces giving him a advantage right? he said in spa that simracing in iracing with gt3s in the rain helped him get the pole position in the rain on spa irl. so 100% simracing helps him and gives him a advantage.

[@Dabayare]

Perez is spending less on the bumpy curves while MV is using them to slow himself but fully on the throttle.

[@Skaloody]

What Q3 runs?

[@elmapachecosmico3023]

the difference between a car made for you and car not made for you and also getting sabotaged.

[@moraolmdg12344]

Whatever helps you sleep mate

[@felipearaya3546]

Red Bull se auto saboteó solo cuando le renovó el contrato a Checo por 2 años, esa es la única realidad.

[@TomH2681]

Not to defend Perez, but it would be interesting to check if he doesn't sometimes use lower downforce setups that would explain his slower cornering.

[@Maiqel]

Are you considering the possibility that Max and Checo didn't have the same car around most of 2024? That could explain the lack of confidence