'You go out on track and you're scared that you're gonna be made to look like a fool again by being so far behind your team-mate.'
Nico Rosberg says Sergio Perez is in a “horrible situation” as his Qatar Sprint race ended in the gravel while his team-mate Max Verstappen wrapped up World title number three.
And on a night where the stark difference between the team-mates was clearly on display, Rosberg says Perez is in a “horrible situation”. “Everybody’s watching you. Social media is so critical, you know memes and everything, and it’s really a horrible situation to be in.”Nearing the end of a season in which Perez hasn’t won a grand prix since round four, Baku, which marked his second race win of this campaign, Verstappen will line up on pole position in Qatar as he chases his 14th win. Perez is P13 on the grid.
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