The world champion believes that the Mexican driver will pose a greater threat than Alex Albon
Lewis Hamilton says he is “happy” to see that Sergio Perez deserved a chance at Red Bull, and noted that it will put the team in a stronger position to win in 2021.
Checo Pérez will partner with Max Verstappen in 2021 after being confirmed as a replacement for Alex Albon – the young Thai man struggled from start to finish this year, despite two podium finishes, he was often out of pace with his team-mate, leaving Verstappen fighting alone against Mercedes drivers.
On the other hand, Checo Pérez realized an impressive 2020 campaign and took his first F1 victory by winning in Sakhir.
When asked if he is excited to meet a more experienced Red Bull, Hamilton replied, “Absolutely.”
“With all due respect to Albon, in the races it was me, Veltteri (Bottas) against Max. I was in the position Max was in when I was at McLaren and I was driver one and the second car wasn’t there to fight. When we fought Ferrari, they could play with strategy and make it much harder for us. “
“Of course, this makes Red Bull stronger, especially because of the way Sergio performed. I think he’s driven incredibly this year, and he really deserves the car. I was so, so happy to hear it had been taken over by one of the top teams. I think it will be an exciting battle against Max. “
“That will make it more difficult for us as a team, we really need to improve our game, because it’s going to be a battle we haven’t seen in a while, with two drivers fighting us. But we prepare for that as a team, we love the challenge and will make it much more exciting”.
Next year, Lewis Hamilton will strive to become the most winning driver of all time. This track equaled the seven Michael Schumacher championships and next year Mercedes will once again be the team of choice with the best driver in the world today.