Perez's 'Main Target' To Challenge Verstappen For Title In 2024

Thursday, 14 December 2023 at 17:00

Red Bull Racing driver Sergio Perez stated his "main target" for the next season (2024) is to challenge his teammate Max Verstappen for the title.

The number 11 driver finished second in the championship this season, which was his team goal. However, he finished whooping 290 points behind his teammate Max Verstappen,

Sergio Perez couldn't come close enough to the Dutchman in 2023 to challenge him even for the race win after the first four races of the season. However, he believes it is doable in 2024 and told Sky Sports it is his main goal:

"That's the main target. I already finished second and my main interest is to do one better. I'm aware of the challenge it is."

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Red Bull Racing team principal mentioned the 2024 season will be a "big year" for the 33-year-old as he needs to show progress and improvement in order to retain his seat in the team.

"We are going to take this winter time to try to start the season on a high and be able to maintain that level of consistency throughout the season."

In 2023, the Mexican driver started the season at a pretty much equal pace with the Dutchman but fell off after four races and then could not recover until four races before the end of the season.

"I think we need better pace, and a very consistent season. I think we went through a bit of a rollercoaster this year."

The Mexican driver did show an improvement towards the end of the season but still couldn't come close to challenging his teammate, and he gave credit to Verstappen for remarkably consistent execution of every single race.

"I hope that next year we can be a lot better, a lot stronger. We came back towards the end of the year. I think the last few races have been a lot stronger for us. We've got to give credit to Max. I think he's done the best season in history, and he's been outstanding."