Sergio Perez took a sly jab at Purple Bull on social media after a joke X account shared an Avengers meme hinting that the Mexican driver could not have been handled pretty on the Milton Keynes outfit.
The previous Purple Bull driver shared the submit with a easy caption: “Maybe”.
Perez drove for Purple Bull from 2021 till 2024, when he was changed by rookie Liam Lawson for 2025. Whereas Perez typically struggled to extract the identical efficiency out of the automobile as his team-mate on the time, Max Verstappen, he usually performed a powerful supporting position for the four-time champion.
In the course of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Verstappen’s 2025 team-mate, Yuki Tsunoda, was defending towards the Dutchman’s championship rival, Lando Norris. However the Briton made the move rapidly and went on to safe the title with a third-place end, which appeared to spur on the joke submit from the F1 Troll account.
“He takes his second to defend himself,” one fan commented on the trade on Reddit, whereas one other responded: “He’s the minister of defence.”
“Perez’s struggles had been blown out of proportion due to narratives and since Max was his team-mate. The one query is whether or not RB is keen to alter their automobile improvement tradition in 2026 because it was principally profitable from having Max and as soon as he is gone, they’re gonna go backwards,” one other fan wrote.
Another person argued: “Individuals [are] fast to neglect that Checo was truly fairly good within the 2nd seat till RBR royally fumbled the automobile beginning halfway by means of 2023. Max lined up loads of warts in that automobile by means of the start of 2024.”
Perez is about to return to the F1 grid in 2026 with Cadillac alongside former Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas.
“I am all for the Checo revenge tour subsequent 12 months,” somebody posted, whereas one other added: “Checo and Bottas will make an excellent duo subsequent 12 months. Cannot look ahead to all of the s***housery.”
One other added: “I’d love for Sergio and Valtteri to be powerhouses subsequent 12 months and be like… Seee… see how good we’re???!!!!!!!!”
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