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Sergio Perez has been through two different seasons this 2023 and since the sixth Grand Prix of the year he has had complications.
From one race to another he stopped being competitive for the Formula 1 title that was disputed to his teammate Max Verstappen. He went from aspiring to the championship to suffering to enter the Q3, finish on the podium and keep the second place.
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes driver and seven-time world champion before Verstappen's dominance, understands the plight of Checo's at the Austrian team.
Hamilton backs Checo
"I think his team is not helping him at all, I know Red Bull is made up of a lot of people, but there are people who affect him psychologically and don't him. If I heard such negative things about me every weekit would be very difficult. So it's a very complicated environment for him, but I think he's been able to deal with it," Hamilton told Fox Sports.
Hamilton acknowledges that he is not fully aware of Checo's reality at Red Bull, but he has had the to deal with the situation.
"This is a very demanding sport, but what I can highlight the most about Perez is that he always picks himself up, gets up and keeps trying. One thing I can say for sure is that Mexico is going to show itself this weekend and maybe that... when I was at Silverstone I was very motivated and it will surely be something that will happen to him."