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Column: Verstappen shows crack in relationship with Perez
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Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, of the Netherlands, right, and teammate Sergio Perez, of Mexico, wave to the crowd during a parade prior to the Formula One Mexico Grand Prix auto race at the Hermanos Rodriguez racetrack in Mexico City, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. - photo by AP Photo/Fernando Llano
Max Verstappen needed only four words for Sergio Perez after his Red Bull Racing teammate dutifully held up Lewis Hamilton in last year's Formula One season finale. “Checo is a legend,” Verstappen radioed last December. The phrase made its way onto merchandise, and some began referring to Perez as “Mexico’s Minister of Defense" for his commitment to aiding his two-time F1 world champion teammate.