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Pressure builds on Perez to support Verstappen

May 17 The pressure is slowly building on Sergio Perez's shoulders at Red Bull. The highly experienced Mexican was drafted in to be Max Verstappen's teammate for 2021, after first Pierre Gasly and then Alex Albon struggled to get close to the Dutchman's pace. But now four races into the season, it is clear that Perez is also not yet getting close enough in the races to play a supporting role for Verstappen. 'At the end of the day, I'm always alone in a fight,' Verstappen admitted last week. 'They (Mercedes) can easily make a pitstop because there's a gap, so that doesn't help,' he added. Outspoken 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve agrees that Red Bull is still lacking a more...
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