Red Bull slammed for ‘favouring’ Sergio Perez over Max Verstappen in Monaco GP

Jos Verstappen has slammed Red Bull for 'favouring' Sergio Perez over his son Max Verstappen during the Monaco Grand Prix.

Perez propelled himself into the Formula One title picture with his victory in Monte Carlo, with Verstappen coming third, and now sits just 15 points behind his teammate in the Driver's Championship.

The Mexican driver's victory came a week after he was left frustrated by team orders at the Barcelona Grand Prix, where he was told to relinquish his lead to Verstappen – who took victory for the third race in a row.

While Perez's victory may have wiped away any feelings of irritation after the race in Catalonia, Verstappen's father believes that Red Bull's strategy for the race put the defending champion on the back foot and has criticised that approach.

"Red Bull achieved a good result, but at the same time exerted little influence to help Max to the front," he wrote in his post-race blog.

"That he finished third, he owes to Ferrari's mistake at that second stop of Charles Leclerc. The championship leader, Max, was not helped in that sense by the chosen strategy. It turned completely to Checo's [Perez] favour. That was disappointing to me, and I would have liked it to be different for the championship leader.

"Perez actually won the race because of the earlier pit stop. The team can perhaps explain that as a gamble, but they had already seen, with for example Gasly, that the intermediates were the best option at the time. I would have liked them to go for Max, but of course I am not entirely objective.

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"I think ten points from Max have been thrown away here. Especially with the two retirements we've had, we need every points. Don't forget that Ferrari currently has a better car, especially in qualifying."

Jos Verstappen was also critical of the Red Bull car, which Verstappen struggled to get the best of in Monaco, adding: "Max's third place was very disappointing. We all saw that it was a difficult weekend for him.

"It starts with the car, which simply doesn't have the characteristics for his driving style yet. Max has far too little grip at the front axle. And especially in Monaco, with all those short corners, you need a car that turns very quickly. That was just hard."

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