Crimson Bull Formulation One boss Christian Horner hailed Sergio Pérez’s greatest Friday follow efficiency in months and revealed it got here after a kitchen assembly to debate the Mexican’s poor run of outcomes.

Perez was fourth quickest in second follow on the Hungarian Grand Prix in a automobile with fewer upgrades than teammate Max Verstappen’s.

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Triple world champion Verstappen was second quickest to McLaren’s Lando Norris.

Horner stated it had been a constructive day and revealed particulars of a gathering with Pérez, who has scored simply 15 factors previously six races and whose future on the champions has been questioned.

“We’ve a extremely open relationship, and I sat down with him within the kitchen of my home and stated, ‘Come on, what is going on on? Is there one thing else?'” Horner instructed Sky Sports activities.

“And he was like, ‘No, I believe I am simply overthinking issues a bit an excessive amount of.’

“I believe virtually ignoring what is going on on on the opposite facet of the storage will do him a favour, which is the method that he is taking now — simply specializing in his personal efficiency.”

Pérez felt he had made a very good step from the primary to second session.

“We made the suitable adjustments and took the suitable route. That is essentially the most comfy I’ve felt with the automobile at this stage of the weekend shortly,” he stated.

“The steps we have now made all through the day have been the very best we will do, and that’s actually constructive. We’re feeling good and the long term regarded promising too.

“Our time will come, it is head down for now and stay up for tomorrow.”

Crimson Bull technical director Pierre Wache stated it was arduous to say why Pérez had been struggling however the crew wanted to assist him get extra out of the automobile.

“We’ve some suggestions. We attempt to assist him,” Wache stated.

“Typically he is unfortunate, you understand, it is what occurred in some qualifying that would have an effect on the general results of the race. … We try to assist him to have a greater outcome for the subsequent races earlier than shutdown.”

Formulation One goes into an August break after the Belgian Grand Prix on July 28.