Red Bull boss Christian Horner admits his team “need answers” to their driver line-up dilemma as the pressure grows on Sergio Perez. Mexican driver Perez trails teammate and championship leader Max Verstappen by 187 points after 18 races this year and has not won a grand prix since April 2023.

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has admitted the team "needs answers" as speculations over Sergio Perez’s future continue to swirl.

We need to make sure that with both of our drivers, that there's not a big gap between them because you can't afford to have that.”

Max Verstappen remains in the lead in the drivers championship with 331 points, but Perez has slipped further behind him to 144 points. “We desperately need answers,” Horner told Autosport on the driver situation.

Red Bull boss Christian Horner has admitted the team 'cannot afford' to have such a sizeable gap between its drivers if they want to be challenging for world titles. The reigning constructors' champions were displaced at the top of the order by McLaren last month,

Sergio Perez has been warned he’s not “doing himself any favours” with his current form, especially as there’s a new contender for his Red Bull seat in Liam Lawson. The Kiwi returns to Red Bull’s junior team,

Red Bull Racing team boss Christian Horner has put more pressure on Sergio Perez ahead of the United States Grand Prix. While Red Bull have dropped behind McLaren in the Constructors' Championship this year,