In a recent interview on Red Bull-owned Servus TV, Marko made reference to Perez's country of origin - albeit incorrectly as Mexico isn’t in South America - as a reaꦇson for his inconsistent form.

He was quoted as saying: “Let’s remember that he is South American, and so he is not as focused as Max Verstappen or Sebastian Vet൩t𓃲el was.

“But racing is his forte, and he had a very good race. Overtaking three 🐬driversღ, in George Russell and the Ferraris, was not easy.”

Marko has now apologised for the afor🔜ementioned comment.

The statement read: “I would like to apologise for my offensive re𒁃mark and want to make it absolutely clear that I do not be♛lieve that we can generalise about the people from any country, any race, any ethnicity.

“I wಌas trying to make a point that Checo has fluctuated in his performance this year, but it was wrong to attribute this to his cultural he🔴ritage.”

Perez sits 145 points behind teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen in the F1 championship standings.