Marko not surprised Perez 'went under' at Red Bull

Sergio Perez shouldn't be too downbeat about being easily defeated by his ultra-dominant Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen in 2023.

That is the view of Dr Helmut Marko, who said great drivers like Dutchman Verstappen always secure a clear upper-hand over their teammates.

"My father always said 'You have to destroy your teammate'," Verstappen said two years ago.

And according to Marko, that's just what he did.

"(Ayrton) Senna's teammates all went under as well," he told Kronen Zeitung.

"Gerhard Berger can tell you a thing or two about that. Max is just a different beast. I only know of the older men like Alonso and Hamilton who could cope alongside him."

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