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Originally Posted by Artemis
Sophie Kumpen is generally known to be a genuinely kind person. Really. Suddenly posting an Instagram comment like that - although only briefly online - suggests IMHO that, on a personal level, the relationship between the Verstappens and Perez is broken beyond repair. But the show must go on.
The press has picked up the story: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...ting-wife.html ("F1 world champion Max Verstappen's mum accuses his Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez of cheating on his WIFE before deleting post - as fight over controversial Brazil GP finish explodes").
If sponsors would start to strongly question Red Bull Racing about the turn of events, the fate of Perez may get sealed. For now: just wave and smile. Dutch expression: "Wie geschoren wordt, moet stilzitten" = when you're being shaved, you got to sit still (meaning: hunker down until the storm has settled). |
From just a casual observer (me), it isn't hard to see RB will pretty much always put Max first above anyone because he is their future, with god knows how ever many championships he can still win.
I constantly get the feeling that Perez, with the car he had this year, should have done better, and he should be clear in 2nd after the initial few races when Ferrari started... well Ferraring themselves constantly. Now, regardless of the rumors Perez may have just sank his only shot at staying relevant.
Some times, staying 2nd to a driver like Max, being there to support is far better than disappearing and forgotten in a year. This quite possibility might have just happened because Perez made a bold decision.