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Formula 1: Verstappen 'In The Same Boat As Me', Insists Perez After Monza Struggles

Sergio Perez insists Max Verstappen is now "in the same boat" as himself afte🐠r Red Bull's recent struggles continued at the Italian Grand Prix

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Sergio Perez has said that Max Verstappen 'is now in the same boat' after Red Bull's recent struggles
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Sergio Perez insists Max Verstappen is now "in the same boat" as himself after Red Bull's recent struggles continued at the Italian Grand Prix. (More Motorsport News)

Perez, who finished in eighth at Monza last🌃 Sunday, complained about 🌠the balance of the RB20 along with his team-mate, who ended the race in sixth and 37 seconds behind eventual winner Charles Leclerc. 

The Mexican🍰 also found tyre wear higher than expected and failed to make a two-stop strategy work in his favour and is now withou♎t a podium since the Chinese Grand Prix.

Perez has also gone 10 consecutive Grand Prix's without finishing in the top five of the standin♌gs🌸, the same number of times as in his previous 41 races in Formula 1.

He has struggled with his car numerous times this season, but now his difficulties have been matched by his team-mate and thre👍e-time world champion. 

“I really feel like I’m in the same boat as I’ve been in for the last eight, 10 races but now all of a sudden Max has come into simil🦹ar issues so yeah," Perez said.

"There is a little bit of a confusiඣon there but it is clear in the data where the problem is. 

“I 💖am very confident the team here at track and back at home have the solution, we have produced great cars in the p🌌ast and there is no reason why we cannot get back on track.

“We have no questions now, we know the problem. Given it is all related to balance, if we can 🎃find aಌ fix then we can switch it around but for now, it’s head down until we find the answer."

The good news for Perez is that the✃ Azerbaijan Grand Prix is next up on the race&🌺nbsp;calendar, a track he won at last season and in 2021.

Perez is also the driver who𝔍 has scored the most points at Baku (100), with only a Lewis Hamilton victory and fastest lap being enough to overtake the Mexican&n⛦bsp;if he fails to score points this time around (75 points for Hamilton).