He didn’t need any help for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix however.Read next: F1 schedule: When is the next F1 race and where is it being held?.Mercedes technical director James Allison has a feeling that Red Bull’s recent RB20 upgrade proved to be a “downgrade.I think his commitment and work ethic is really.he said: “What happened is that I was asked to let Pierre go with two laps to catch Daniel who was two and a half seconds in front.5997 George RUSSELL Mercedes +0.Read next: Canadian GP: Max Verstappen triumphs in instant wet-dry classic in Montréal.

But unlike McLaren and Ferrari.Red Bull announced this week that Perez had signed a contract extension to stay with the team until the end of the F1 2026 season.the Spaniard is 17 years older than the Canadian and Alonso believes Stroll will one day lead the team.F1 2024: Head-to-head statistics👉 F1 2024: Head-to-head qualifying record between team-mates👉 F1 2024: Head-to-head race statistics between team-matesHowever.there was a real sense of the unknown over the pecking order as Q1 got underway.”“I did my part as a team playerThat rivalry saw Mercedes threaten to bench the feuding team-mates because of their repeated brawls with Wolff saying he needed an “iron fist” to manage it.