Former Pink Bull F1 driver Sergio Perez says “the whole lot was an issue” throughout his time with the staff, together with the win over Max Verstappen.
Regardless of scoring his first win in Bahrain, the 35-year-old confronted an unsure future in the direction of the top of 2020 and signed with Pink Bull for the 2021 season.
Though he struggled to match teammate Max Verstappen’s degree in 2021, he moved as much as fourth within the standings with a win for Pink Bull in Azerbaijan.
He challenged for the rostrum extra persistently in 2022, successful the championship twice and ending third, however completed second in 2023 behind runaway champion Verstappen.
The 2024 season was lackluster with solely 4 podium finishes, and he misplaced his motivation to stick with Pink Bull.
‘All the things was an issue’ at Pink Bull
In an interview with cracked Talking on the podcast, Perez revealed that the whole lot he did was “problematic” inside Pink Bull, together with when he was quicker than teammate Verstappen.
When requested what went unsuitable throughout his time with the staff, he stated, “All the things, virtually the whole lot.”
“At Pink Bull, the whole lot was an issue. If I used to be quick, that was an issue.
“After all it created a really tense atmosphere for Pink Bull.
“If I used to be quicker than Max, that was an issue. If I used to be slower than Max, that was an issue. So the whole lot was an issue.
“So I discovered lots too, you recognize? Effectively, within the scenario I am in, I’ve to profit from it and profit from it, as an alternative of complaining.”
Perez additionally stated that “everybody forgot” how tough it was to be Verstappen’s teammate when evaluating Verstappen’s efficiency.
“We had the perfect staff. Sadly, all of it fell aside. I feel we had a staff that was going to dominate the game for the subsequent 10 years.”
“And sadly all of it ended, however I used to be on an important staff, an advanced staff, proper?
“Being Max’s teammate at Pink Bull is already very tough, however being Max’s teammate at Pink Bull is each the perfect job and the worst job in F1 to date.
“And, properly, everybody forgets, proper? As soon as we obtained to Pink Bull, we began giving all the outcomes. Everybody forgot how tough it was to get that seat.”
“And I used to be totally conscious of what I used to be stepping into. I did not come to Pink Bull to compete with the perfect groups.”
Perez was changed by Liam Lawson for the 2025 season, however he returned to Racing Bulls after solely two races with Pink Bull.
He was changed by Hiroki Tsunoda, who misplaced his drive for Pink Bull on the finish of the disappointing 2025 season.
Izak Hajar will be part of Verstappen at Pink Bull in 2026, whereas Perez will return to F1 at Cadillac.
