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McLaren admits that Perez is struggling
16 April, 2013 Sergio Perez
McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh has admitted new team driver Sergio Perez has been struggling since replacing Lewis Hamilton in the team.
After a poor weekend for the young Mexican in China, including a rebuke from Kimi Raikkonen following an on-track run-in, British commentator Martin Brundle said he would have signed Nico Hulkenberg for 2013 'ten times before (signing) Perez.'
Immediately after Shanghai, Whitmarsh backed Perez's defensive driving in China, having told the 23-year-old to put his 'elbows' out and 'be robust without being dirty'.
But he does admit that the Mexican who is backed by the world's richest man Carlos Slim needs to up his...
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