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Pérez tries to cheat in a game with Verstappen
Red Bull Racing’s marketing department often pits Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez against each other in a game, quiz or other challenge, and this is the case again. Verstappen must write down a name and Pérez is not allowed to see which name the Dutchman writes down. And although the three-time world champion specifically says that the Mexican is not allowed to cheat, Pérez cannot resist the temptation.
Even the social media team Mercedes is no longer happy with it
Things are not going well for the Mercedes team, as the German team is having a bad start to the season. During the Australian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were unable to score any points at all, and both drivers were unable to finish the race due to engine problems and a crash on the last lap respectively. Even Mercedes’ social media team now posts under a new profile photo, in response to team boss Toto Wolff, that it has ‘nothing to smile about’.
Verstappen keeps the bromance with Ricciardo alive: ‘Is this a Daniel quiz?’
Before the race in Australia, Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez were asked for their opinion on, among other things, which of the drivers has a secret talent and who is the funniest. Verstappen answered many of these questions by Daniel Ricciardo, making him wonder whether it wasn’t secretly a ‘Daniel quiz’. Verstappen also said that he does not see himself becoming a presenter for Formula 1 in the future, and therefore does not follow in the footsteps of former Red Bull driver David Coulthard, because, in his own words, he swears ‘too much.’
