Max Verstappen thinks Sergio Perez has been “great” since joining Red Bull and hopes that he remains with the team.

The Mexican became Verstappen’s fourth team-mate at Red Bull after replacing Alex Albon at the end of the 2020 campaign.

He has generally made a strong start to life with his new team, winning in Baku and standing on the podium at Paul Ricard too.

With Perez only being given a one-year deal when he joined though, it isn’t yet a guarantee that he’ll keep his seat for next year.

Verstappen very much hopes that he does.

“Everything is going really well!” the Dutchman told reporters in Austria.