Perez puts himself in Ricciardo's place: 'I've been in situation before'

Sergio Perez feels sorry for Daniel Ricciardo. The Australian leaves McLaren at the end of the season and does not know whether he will be able to compete in Formula 1 next year. According to Perez, that situation is not easy at all, he told Formula1.com.

While he has been a teammate of Max Verstappen at Red Bull Racing for a year and a half now, things were not looking so good for Perez. Racing Point decided earlier in his career to say goodbye to him and put Sebastian Vettel in his place. It caused Perez a lot of uncertainty.

"I've been in that situation before," Perez stated. "And sometimes, for people sitting back on the computers, on social media, it's very easy to judge things but for us, this is our life, this is what we want to do and we still want to be in the sport."

Whereas Perez struggled to compete with the top drivers last year, this season he feels he is increasingly able to fight for wins. The Mexican feels the championship is still wide open and he is confident for the next nine races.