{"id":29269,"date":"2025-08-28T12:26:39","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T16:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/verstappen-defends-perez-2024-results-dont-define-his-talent\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T12:26:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T16:26:39","slug":"verstappen-defends-perez-2024-results-dont-define-his-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/f1\/verstappen-defends-perez-2024-results-dont-define-his-talent\/","title":{"rendered":"Verstappen Defends P\u00e9rez: &#8220;2024 Results Don&#8217;t Define His Talent&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Verstappen Celebrates P\u00e9rez&#8217;s Return to F1 with Cadillac<\/h2>\n\nThe Formula 1 world is preparing for the return of Sergio &#8220;Checo&#8221; P\u00e9rez in 2026, and his former teammate, Max Verstappen, has expressed his support and enthusiasm for this new stage with Cadillac.\n\nAfter the announcement that P\u00e9rez will be part of Cadillac&#8217;s driver lineup for 2026, Verstappen did not hesitate to congratulate his former colleague and highlight his potential.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p>When I saw the news, I sent him a message. Of course, I am very happy that he got a seat. He&#8217;s a great guy and we always got along very well&#8230; I&#8217;m glad to see him back on the grid.<\/p>\n\n<cite>Max Verstappen<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nP\u00e9rez, who had a challenging season with Red Bull, will seek to prove his worth in this new stage. Verstappen emphasized that P\u00e9rez&#8217;s performance will largely depend on the car&#8217;s performance.\n\nVerstappen, when asked if he believes P\u00e9rez can regain his best form, responded with optimism, pointing out that this is a new opportunity for the Mexican driver.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p>It&#8217;s a fresh start now. I think it&#8217;s not about a mid-season, that doesn&#8217;t define what you can do. I think he&#8217;s pretty calm about that as well.<\/p>\n\n<cite>Max Verstappen<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nVerstappen highlighted P\u00e9rez&#8217;s experience in different teams and regulations, which he considers a valuable asset for Cadillac.\n\nWith six victories, 39 podiums and three <i>pole positions<\/i> in his career, P\u00e9rez will seek to add more successes in his return to Formula 1.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Verstappen Celebrates P\u00e9rez&#8217;s Return to F1 with Cadillac The Formula 1 world is preparing for the return of Sergio &#8220;Checo&#8221; P\u00e9rez in 2026, and his former teammate, Max Verstappen, has expressed his support and enthusiasm for this new stage with Cadillac. After the announcement that P\u00e9rez will be part of Cadillac&#8217;s driver lineup for 2026, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29270,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[3524,442,443,3525],"class_list":{"0":"post-29269","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-f1","8":"tag-cadillac","9":"tag-formula-1","10":"tag-max-verstappen","11":"tag-sergio-perez"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29269"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29269\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}