Verstappen defends his team-mate as Perez's drive is under threat following a tough season
Max Verstappen has conceded he sympathises with Sergio Perez's struggles this year and insisted his Red Bull team-mate is 'not an idiot' in the face of 'harsh' criticism. Perez's position with the Milton Keynes-based outfit has been hanging by a thread for the majority of the season despite signing a new contract during the campaign, with a number of disastrous qualifying runs leaving his race opportunities in tatters.
Asked whether he was expecting a new team-mate for the new term, Verstappen replied: 'I don’t know, this is up to the team. 'I always worked really well with Checo, he is a great guy honestly. It is very rare that you have a team-mate like him who has always been very good and just a nice guy too.
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