

That's where our focus is, trying to build a gap.

"It could ebb and flow between the two of them, reliability will be a key factor and of course we're more focused on building a buffer with both of the drivers as when we get back to Europe there are going to be sizeable upgrades and we have a reduced capacity to develop this year.

There are 19 races still to go and five Sprint races so there is a huge amount of racing at a whole variety of different circuits to go through. "At the moment the two of them have a slight gap over the rest of the field. We just need to get him going on the proper circuits. "He's excelled at street circuits, all his victories for us have been at street tracks. "He just needs to do it at a normal track now," Horner joked. The team's performance on track is even more important due to their reduced development time, their win in the constructors' championship last year plus their cost cap punishment reducing their wind tunnel time significantly. Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says Perez must deliver at every track, not just street circuits, and with 19 races remaining this season, consistency will be crucial in deciding the championship. Christian Horner felt Sergio Perez was 'phenomenal' all weekend and Perez's fortune was Max Verstappen's misfortune after taking an early pit stop
