Sergio Perez took a sly jab at Red Bull on social media after a joke X account shared an Avengers meme hinting that the Mexican driver may not have been treated fairly at the Milton Keynes outfit.
The former Red Bull driver shared the post with a simple caption: "Perhaps".
Perez drove for Red Bull from 2021 until 2024, when he was replaced by rookie Liam Lawson for 2025. While Perez sometimes struggled to extract the same performance out of the car as his team-mate at the time, Max Verstappen, he often played a strong supporting role for the four-time champion.
Perez drove for Red Bull from 2021 until 2024, when he was replaced by rookie Liam Lawson for 2025. While Perez sometimes struggled to extract the same performance out of the car as his team-mate at the time, Max Verstappen, he often played a strong supporting role for the four-time champion.
During the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Verstappen's 2025 team-mate, Yuki Tsunoda, was defending against the Dutchman's championship rival, Lando Norris. But the Briton made the pass quickly and went on to secure the title with a third-place finish, which seemed to spur on the joke post from the F1 Troll account.
"He takes his moment to defend himself," one fan commented on the exchange on Reddit, while another responded: "He is the minister of defence."
"He takes his moment to defend himself," one fan commented on the exchange on Reddit, while another responded: "He is the minister of defence."
"Perez's struggles were blown out of proportion because of narratives and because Max was his team-mate. The only question is whether RB is willing to change their car development culture in 2026 as it was mostly successful from having Max and once he's gone, they're gonna go backwards," another fan wrote.
