Verstappen should learn from Perez, says Schumacher

Max Verstappen has been told to see Sergio Perez’s win in Monaco as an “opportunity to learn” from his team-mate.

The Mexican recorded the third win of his career in Monte Carlo and outshone his team-mate throughout the weekend.

Perez was quicker in all practice sessions as well as qualifying, admittedly due to him crashing and denying Verstappen a chance for a final run, but he converted that pace into the race and capitalised on Ferrari’s mistake.

While there is still little doubt that Verstappen is the number one driver in Red Bull as well as one of the most talented on the grid, the Dutchman has been advised to look at Perez’s performance and see what he can learn having so far been unable to get the maximum out of the RB18.

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Ralf Schumacher, who won six races during his 10-year F1 career, said Perez was the “better driver” in Monaco and that he believed the new car suited Perez’s style more than it did Verstappen’s.

“He [Perez] has come close to Verstappen and Charles Leclerc in the drivers’ standings as a result,” Schumacher said according to the