Lewis Hamilton has implied that certain individuals within Red Bull are affecting Sergio Perez's mental state and that he has not been sufficiently supported during a difficult period.
“If I heard such negative things about myself every weekend, it would be very difficult. So he’s in a very complicated environment, but I think he knows how to deal with it.
“I haven’t experienced something exactly like what Sergio Perez is going through, but as a driver I understand the psychological and mental pressures.
“It’s something that falls on you very heavily, and is very difficult to explain in words.”
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“I was very excited for him at the beginning of the season, because he was driving so well,” Hamilton added. “I even think that at some point he led the drivers’ championship and I thought ‘we are finally seeing the best of Checo’, but it’s a very long year and a very long season.
“This is a very demanding sport, but what I can highlight most about Perez is that he always recovers, gets up, and keeps trying."
Later, Hamilton likened his own positive experience at Silverstone to what Perez will expect in Mexico City this weekend, believing a home race makes drivers even more 'motivated'.