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Perez: Max would have initial struggles like mine at Merc

If Max Verstappen had joined Mercedes for 2021, Sergio Perez expects similar issues to what he had at Red Bull at first would have followed. When Daniel Ricciardo departed Red Bull at the end of 2018, what followed was the rise of Verstappen as the proverbial team-mate killer, with Pierre Gasly and Alex Albon both failing to deliver a performance level worthy of keeping their spot at Red Bull alongside Verstappen. For 2021 then Red Bull looked outside of their driver programme and brought in Perez, a highly regarded veteran of the midfield who had lost his Racing Point seat off the back of his best F1 season to date. Perez too found it tough going initially at Red Bull, with a tricky...
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