Sergio Perez hits out at Liam Lawson’s behavior: “Not the right attitude, he needs to be more humble”. Sergio Perez expressed frustration with Liam Lawson’s behavior and racing conduct in Mexico.

Sergio Perez expressed frustration with Liam Lawson’s behavior and racing conduct during the Mexican GP and beyond. In what might have been his last home race weekend in Formula 1, Perez vented after another disappointing race result, targeting the driver rumored to potentially replace him alongside Max Verstappen in 2025.

We’re obviously talking about Liam Lawson, with the Mexican stating that he was annoyed by Lawson’s behavior and racing conduct during the Mexican GP and in other situations.

The two were involved in an intense duel in the early race stages, with Checo attempting a risky overtake in turn 4, which ended badly, causing significant damage to his car’s floor and sidepods.

With an RB20 severely compromised in performance due to a massive loss of aerodynamic load, Sergio Perez had no choice but to relinquish his position to the New Zealander, who even mimicked a gunshot gesture on the straight.

Checo’s outburst
A gesture that number 11 did not take well, and he lashed out against his rival after the race: “We ruined both of our races. It was a bit much. Luckily I saw him and opened up space; otherwise, it would have been a huge crash. On top of that, he isn’t receiving any penalties. He did the same with Fernando Alonso and with Franco (Colapinto) at the end. There were no penalties, so it’s not his fault.”

Sergio Perez added: “I have no relationship with him. I think the way he’s come into Formula 1, he doesn’t have the right attitude. He needs to be a bit more humble.” – the Mexican driver continued.

“When a two-time world champion said something last weekend, he completely ignored it. It’s like when you first come into Formula 1; of course, you’re hungry and all that, but you also need to be respectful, both off and on the track. I don’t think he’s showing the right attitude. I think he’s a great driver, and I hope he can take a step back and learn from this. In his first two GPs, he had a lot of incidents. I think at some point, this could cost him too much, as it did this weekend.”

“I just think he needs the right attitude to say, ‘I’m probably overdoing it a bit, I’ll step back and start again.’ Because if you don’t learn from your mistakes, Formula 1 is a brutal world, and he might not continue.” – the Red Bull driver concluded at the end of the Mexican Grand Prix.