After a poor F1 2023 campaign,💖 Perez’s future has been a hot topic, parti🔯cularly given his current deal with Red Bull runs out at the end of the year.

With Red Bull’s rivals likely to pose more of a threat in 2024, the team will need him to be performing at his💮 best to ensure they come away with the major honours.

Hakkinen - who won both his titl💞es with McLaren in the 1990s - gave his view on Perez.

“Usually one or the other is slower, i🐼n this case Perez is slower🎀 than Max. It has been pretty clear lately,” the former McLaren driver told .

“If the slower team-mate accepts the situation, is able to communicate well with media and the team, is able to develop the car, is motivated and can stay within three o🌃r four tenths of the fast one, I don’t think it’s a bad thing. I think it’s an okay situation.

“But if the teammate s🤪tarts 🦹to complain, if he accuses the team of not giving him a good car, is not motivated and results go up and down. It’s not good for the team. That’s when the team needs to make changes.

“I know that h❀aving a Mexican driver is importantও for Red Bull. Mexico is a big market which has its effect on things.

“But ultimately, you’re there to race and 🍒bring good results and to develop the car faster. You can’t rely on one driver only. You need to have two drivers on a certain level in order to develop the car. Is Perez’s future at Red Bull? 🌃I think it’s highly unlikely.”