Perez’s “brave” Hungary F1 performance a “statement drive”

Perez charged back from ninth on the grid with several crucial passes to join winner Max Verstappen on the rostrum, as Red Bull broke a 35-year record by scoring its 12th victory in succession.

The Mexican’s race came after he’d ended a run of five races in which he’d started outside the top 10 on the grid, only mustering a single podium in that period at the Red Bull Ring.

The return of Daniel Ricciardo to a race seat with Red Bull’s sister…