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Perez not worried about his teammate being favoured despite his fathers ownership

Perez not worried about his teammate being favoured despite his fathers ownership

07-01-2019 11:16
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Sergio Perez has dismissed concerns that his new 2019 teammate Lance Stroll will be more favoured despite the new ownership role his father Lawrence Stroll now holds at the Racing Point team.

Perez has been with the ex-Force India team since 2014, scoring a total of five podiums. Lance Stroll will join the team which is now owned by his father after having spent two years with Williams. 

Lance’s father, Lawrence Stroll, led a consortium of investors that acquired the Force India team and its assets after the team suddenly entered administration prior to the Hungarian Grand Prix. Despite the ownership role being held by his new teammate’s father, Perez is not concerned. 

“The investment that they’ve done, it’s successful, so for that we need both cars as strong as possible,” Perez said to f1today.net. “We both have to work very hard and we both have to work together to bring the team as forward as possible. It’s in the best interests of everyone.”

Many people have questioned Lance Stroll's future in Formula 1 but Perez thinks differently. 

"The kid definitely has the talent. He’s been on the podium and when it’s wet he’s always up there, and I think he’s coming to a great team with one of the best engineers in the world.”