Perez wants to hit back in Austria: 'Must take step to achieve that'

Perez amazed at Mexican fans in Austria

It is well known that a huge number of Max Verstappen's fans always travel to the Red Bull Ring, but there are also always a lot of Mexican fans present at the Grand Prix weekend in Austria, which Perez finds nice to see. "It’s always a great race in Austria, it’s obviously the home of Red Bull and that makes it extra special for all of us in the Team. I also can’t believe how many Mexican fans make the trip, every year on the green carpet arriving into the circuit I see the Mexico flag, which makes me smile. "

Perez wants to win in Austria

Teammate Verstappen has now won four races in a row in Formula 1 and Perez hopes to end the Dutchman's successful run in Austria. "I had fun at the last Sprint weekend in Baku and it was a very successful time but at a very different circuit. I want to achieve the same again but know I need to step up to achieve that," Perez said in a Red Bull press release.

"I know how important it is for me to have a consistent weekend and really produce a result, I know I am capable of. The weather looks like it could be tricky and it’s a Sprint weekend so time in the car to set-up will be minimal and critical, we must maximise every moment we have to prepare."