Perez hopes Red Bull’s fortunes improve after a challenging start to the year and he has also backed Tsunoda to deliver alongside Verstappen.
“I really want the team to do well, as I have a lot of friends at the team,” said Perez. “I spent four years with them and I want to see them doing well. It’s just a very hard thing to talk about.
“Right now, I’m on the outside, I’ve been in touch with some team members there – but when you’re not there internally, it’s hard to know [what’s happening].
“For me, it was very simple, the car is just quite difficult to get 100% out of it, to get the confidence out…