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Why is Sergio Perez’s employment at Red Bull in jeopardy? To be clear, Red Bull hasn’t given Sergio Perez an official kick up the ass to indicate that his job is seriously in jeopardy and that a successor is on the way. In reality, Red Bull executives gave Perez a lot of credit for his impressive start to the season, especially Christian Horner, who noted that the Mexican driver ended the first quarter of the season skilfully, supporting Max Verstappen with a second-place finish in the Drivers’ Championship. But when Formula One returned to Europe and other vehicles started to close the gap, Perez’s performance has entirely collapsed. With more than 100 points earned in the season’s first six races, Perez