Horner welcomes sprint boost for Perez

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CHRISTIAN HORNER WELCOMES SPRINT CONFIDENCE-BOOSTER FOR SERGIO PEREZ * Reuters Nov 5, 2023, 10:47 AM ET REACTIONS Red Bull team boss Christian Horner welcomed a confidence-boosting result for Sergio Perez in Saturday's Sao Paulo sprint and said again that the Mexican would continue to race for the Formula One champions next year.
Perez wants reverse grid sprints, Verstappen says scrap them altogether Perez had shrugged off the chatter on Thursday when he said: "I've been in the sport for 13 years and I know that everyone has a different agenda here, even the journalists, so I'm used to it."
Horner said he was sure the rumour-mill had affected Perez "but one of his strengths is that he has a very thick skin".
"I think he's focusing more on the basics and I think that's coming together for him," Horner said.