Debate: Perez directly proves Red Bull's mistake in Canada

Sergio Perez failed to get through Q1 for the second time in a row with his RB20. Red Bull Racing has given the Mexican a contract extension, but in Canada, the risk of that became clear again. Debate with us in the comments on the following statement: Perez directly proved in Canada that Red Bull made a mistake with his new contract.

On Tuesday, Red Bull Racing and Sergio Perez announced that the Mexican's contract has been extended. Perez still had a deal until 2024 at Red Bull Racing but will now stay until 2026. There was already an outcry online when it was officially announced that Perez would stay at Red Bull for longer, and that will not diminish now.

Perez disappoints in Canada

Indeed, where Christian Horner hoped that the new deal would help Perez get into better shape, the opposite has come true. Perez again failed to get through Q1 in Canada, much to his own frustration. As in Monaco, Perez dropped out after the first qualifying segment while his teammate managed to post the fastest time at the same time.

Helmut Marko was not lenient on Perez afterwards, stating that it was definitely not down to the car. Of course, Verstappen's results had made that clear. According to Marko, Perez could not cope with the changing conditions and would suffer psychologically as a result.

Although Red Bull Racing's great rival, Ferrari, also failed during qualifying, qualifying once again shows Perez's problem. He is too often too far behind his teammate in qualifying, and with a field that is getting closer and closer together, that poses major problems. Therefore, the statement is as follows: Perez directly proves in Canada that Red Bull made a mistake with his new contract. React below in the comments!