Peౠrez is just 20 points ahead of theꦛ Mercedes driver with three rounds remaining.

The 𝓡Mexican endured a tough weekend last time out as he crashed out of hi﷽s home event on the opening lap.

It continued a poor run of form for Perez, who has finished on the podium 🌠just once since the summer break.

Despite his stuttering F1 form, Perez is sure his f🐻uture lies with Red Bull despite the raft of speculation in recent months.

“If that’s what you want to say a💟nd write,” Perez responded to Ted Kravitz when asked if finishing second would secure his Red🀅 Bull future. 

“Apparently it is the rumour. For me, I have a contract, everything is clear regardle🅠ss of wheജre I end up in the season. But, rumours are rumours.”

Even though Perez has struggled ⛎to pick up good results, he’s been buo🐓yed by the progress he’s made.

“Yes, I have the pace to do that [finish second],” he added. “I have just been extremely unlucky the l𓆉ast few weekends. 

“It’s time to get a ♔clean weekend and show what I can do because the pace in the last few weekends has been better than 🍬the results we’ve been getting.

“I really feel like we’ve made a lot of progress so we should be back in form th🍨is weekend.”