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Perez not bothered by ‘easy teammate' claims

Jun.9 Sergio Perez has fended off suggestions he has only been retained by Red Bull because he is a comfortable and harmonious teammate for Max Verstappen. 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve declared in Montreal that the Mexican is a clear ‘number 2′ driver – in the mould of Michael Schumacher's former deputies like Eddie Irvine or Rubens Barrichello. When asked by RTBF to comment on the suggestion that he is a comfortable number 2 designed to keep Verstappen happy, Perez said in Canada: 'The only thing that interests me is to close the visor and do everything in my power to do my career to the best of my ability. 'When I retire, that's the only thing that will...
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