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Breaking: Sky F1’s Ted Kravitz Blasts Horner for Perez Treatment
The 2017 Formula One season has begun nicely for Sergio Perez, who wants a new contract with Red Bull, and Ted Kravitz, a Sky Sports F1 pit lane reporter, is not pleased with how Christian Horner has responded to that.
Ted Kravitz said that Christian Horner had treated Sergio Perez unfairly after the Red Bull CEO made remarks in public regarding his driver.
Despite having a strong start to the season, Perez is fighting for his future because his contract expires at the end of the current one. In his four races thus far, he has three podiums and is now ranked second in the drivers’ championship, only surpassed by teammate Max Verstappen.
The Mexican wants to work out a new contract to guarantee his spot with the best team in Formula One even though his stock is high. Speaking to media at the Chinese Grand Prix this weekend, he did, however, clarify that Red Bull will not be making a snap decision regarding his future.
Horner acknowledged Perez’s progress and speculated that his impending contract expiration may have affected his play. Additionally, it appears that Sky Sports F1 pit lane reporter Kravitz took offense with that statement, as he seemed to criticize the Red Bull CEO in his Ted’s Notebook segment following Shanghai qualifying.
After qualifying, Christian Horner may have appeared to blame the media for undervaluing Sergio Perez in an interview with [Sky broadcaster] Simon Lazenby, Kravitz said.
This is the same Christian Horner who responded, “Probably because it’s contract renewal season,” when questioned at the press conference about what he thought was the reason for Checo’s recent improvement.
“So consider it in this manner. You’re Sergio Perez, and you’ve worked hard to get better by spending a lot of time in the Milton Keynes simulator and working closely with [race engineer] Hugh Bird. You’ve greatly improved and are currently second to Max Verstappen in the majority of races.
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Furthermore, your team manager may say something like, “You’re only trying because you want a new contract; you’ve only stepped up because it’s contract renegotiation time.” Is that how you feel, if you’re Sergio Perez?
“Christian won’t provide Sergio a speedy contract for the future, even though he may want one. So, dismissing Checo’s statement that “we’re going to sit down and discuss this in the coming few weeks,” Christian declared, “We’re not deciding drivers for a long time,” before praising Carlos Sainz.
Sainz, who is leaving Ferrari and is a strong contender for Perez’s seat should the team decide to make a move, was revealed to be in negotiations with Red Bull by Horner. “A driver of Carlos’ caliber, he wants to be in a winning car,” the speaker stated. And even if we have one spot open for the following year, it is unavoidably his goal.”
