Sergio Perez crashed early in the first practice session of the Hungarian GP, \u200b\u200bprompting a red flag. <\/p>\n
After dipping a wheel into the grass going into turn five, his car spun and crashed into the barrier, damaging the front left of his Red Bull.<\/p>\n
The rookie’s mistake piles more pressure on the Mexican with just two races to go before the summer break after Daniel Ricciardo returned to the grid with Alpha Tauri. <\/p>\n
Former Red Bull man Ricciardo said on Thursday that “the dream is a Red Bull seat”, while P\u00e9rez, currently the team’s No.2, insisted his future is in his own hands. <\/p>\n
On team radio, he said: “I can’t believe it. I got the grass on the outside, I think. <\/p>\n
Perez is second in the Drivers’ Championship but has only been on the podium in one of the last five races, while team-mate Verstappen has won all five. <\/p>\n
Sergio Perez crashed at turn five early in the first practice session of the Hungarian GP <\/p>\n
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His mistake led to a red flag, which temporarily shut down proceedings earlier in the weekend<\/p>\n
Red Bull brought their second major improvement of the season this weekend.<\/p>\n
The pressure is mounting on Perez after recent sub-par performances. Checo hasn’t even made Q3 since the Miami GP – there have been five races since then.<\/p>\n
Until his recent fall, he had been a strong performer at F1’s dominant team. He won two of the first five races of this campaign, finishing second in two more and fifth in one. <\/p>\n