{"id":297929,"date":"2023-11-23T13:09:20","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T13:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=297929"},"modified":"2023-11-23T13:09:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T13:09:20","slug":"sergio-perez-given-final-red-bull-warning-as-star-lucky-due-to-lewis-hamilton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/racing\/f1\/sergio-perez-given-final-red-bull-warning-as-star-lucky-due-to-lewis-hamilton\/","title":{"rendered":"Sergio Perez given final Red Bull warning as star ‘lucky’ due to Lewis Hamilton"},"content":{"rendered":"

Christian Horner lifts lid on 'serious talks' with Lewis Hamilton about joining Red Bull<\/h3>\n

Sergio Perez has been told that he has \u201cone more chance\u201d to save his Red Bull career despite sealing second place in the Formula One Drivers\u2019 Championship. Ahead of the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi, rumours continue to swirl over the future of Max Verstappen\u2019s team-mate.<\/p>\n

He secured second spot with a third-place finish at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, but still has less than half the amount of points of Verstappen overall. Perez has picked up two race wins this season, with Verstappen claiming 18 while Ferrari\u2019s Carlos Sainz was victorious in Singapore.<\/p>\n

Perez has one more year left on his contract with Christian Horner\u2019s side, but several drivers continue to be linked with his position. The team principal even recently confirmed that Lewis Hamilton enquired about a role with the team.<\/p>\n

Perez has been warned by ex-Red Bull driver Robert Doornbos that he was \u201clucky\u201d Hamilton and Charles Leclerc\u2019s poor seasons enabled him to finish second and he has one more season to prove his worth to the team.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhat needs to be done in the winter months is how to prevent another season like this,\u201d Doornbos told Motorsport.com. \u201cBecause the luck that Perez had this year is that the competition dropped points.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf Hamilton had had a better season or perhaps Leclerc, he probably wouldn\u2019t have finished second in the championship and then you end up third or fourth. Now he could have a bad season and still come second in the World Championship.<\/p>\n

\u201cNew year, new round. You get one more chance, but you have to be more consistent. You have to be more constant. If Max wins everything, then you [Perez] be at least third. They already know that he will not be second by default. And whether they will even get another year like this remains to be seen.\u201d<\/p>\n