Perez will enter his third year with the team in 2023, but he’s yet to mount a serious challenge to168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Max Verstappen over the course of a season.

With Ricciardo - who spent a number of✱ years alongside Verstappen at Red Bul🌌l before - returning to the team, many see it as a move that will put additional pressure on Perez to perform.

Speaking a♎fter the launch of Red Bull’s new car in New York, Perez played down the signing of Ricciardo.

“When you are at Red Bull Racing you have to perform at your best, it doesn’t matter if Dani♔el is here or not because Red Bull can pick pretty much any driver 🅠from the grid,” Perez said. 

Pe♓rez was quick to point out the advantages of having Ricciardo in the team, given his wealth of experience and pedigree. 

“We are fortunate to have Daniel, with the level of experience that he has,” Perez added. “To have him back at the f⭕actory with the engineers? 

“When we talk about the car, he knows what we are talking about. To have him around at weekends🧸 will really help.”

Despite playing a big role in Verstappen’s first title triumph, there was some tension 𝔍between the pair following the Sao Pauloꦏ Grand Prix at the end of last year.

Verstappen refused to let Perez through to help him in his fight against🐲 Charles Leclerc for second in the championship, with the Dutchman hunting afterwards because of a prior incident earlier in the season in Monaco. 

When asked about if any tension remains with Verstappen, Perez stressed the need to “maximise the team effo𓆉rt”.

“It’s important to work as a team,” Perez explained. “It is clear - we want to maximise the team 𝓰effort. “It’s not all about Max or myself, it’s about the team. We have people in the factory giving everything for us so we have to respond in that regard.

“I am working very haꦓrd on my side with my engineers to make sure that we can make the next step.”