Incomprehensible that Perez blames Red Bull for every mistake

Error upon error by Perez

"We were too late every time," was the conclusion of a frustrated Perez after qualifying at the Canadian Grand Prix. Max Verstappen's teammate failed to get through Q2 for the second race weekend in a row, failing to make Q2 in Monaco in a shock performance. However, the 'we' in his many of his answers continues to amaze.

It started after qualifying in Australia when Perez blamed the car for his crash. To this day, Perez says it was not his fault, but everyone within Red Bull Racing has already disclosed that Perez braked too late himself. It seems to be a pattern, as almost every time, the Mexican driver deflected blame.

Even after the finger-pointing in Miami, where he, as the man in pole position, was totally dominated by Verstappen, who had to start from P9, Perez used 'we' again to spare his blushes. He could have said that he simply could not match Verstappen this weekend with the same equipment, but he instead said that he needed to work out with the team how that could happen. In other words, it must be down to the car and not 'Checo' himself.

Headache for Red Bull Racing

In Monaco, the so-called king of the street went wrong and crashed during Q1. A big mistake, which was totally unnecessary with the RB19 at his disposal. A zero points score followed as a result. However, in Monaco, Perez was self-critical for the first time. "I can't believe what I did,'' were his words after qualifying.

However, ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix, Perez once again expresses his ambitions. When asked during a press event in Barcelona whether he seriously thinks he can match Verstappen in a full year's time, he answered with a resounding 'yes'. Typically, he then fails to get through Q2 on the same weekend, and yet another mistake in qualifying costs him another spot in Q3 in Canada.

In Spain, Perez still finished in fourth place, but Christian Horner was clear after the race: Perez needs to stop putting so much pressure on himself. Verstappen is the clear number one within Red Bull Racing, and if Perez conforms to that, he is likely to drive much better. The pressure he puts on himself to become the world champion may be a bit too much.

In Canada, Perez let it be known that he does not agree with Horner. He believes he should demand the maximum from himself, and with the RB19, those are wins and the title. Meanwhile, the result is well known: Perez once again failed to reach Q3. This time he pointed to Red Bull's timing as the culprit, but why does Max succeed and Sergio not? The Mexican driver doesn't even need to be as fast as Verstappen with the RB19 to make Q3. The timing wasn't ideal, but Q3 should never be in danger.

Plenty of suitors around for the Red Bull seat

There are plenty of overtaking opportunities at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, and, in dry weather conditions, you would expect Perez to 'just drive' to the podium. However, the fact that he keeps blaming his team for his own underperformance is starting to get noticed. They won't be happy with this negative attention at Red Bull either.

Perez is also feeding the Mexican media with his comments to argue that Verstappen is being favoured, but none of this is true. Verstappen is much better with the same material, and Perez seems to find that hard to swallow. It's about time he did, as many are starting to wonder how long Red Bull will continue to like this kind of expression from the Mexican. There are plenty on the F1 grid who would love to have his seat.