The 2022 Formula 1 season is not yet underway, yet there are quite a few experienced drivers fighting for their future.
Perez set the fastest time on Pirelli's C4 compound tyres, as Red Bull appeared to shift its focus to performance ahead of next week's race.
Sergio Perez is confident that Red Bull Racing have the platform they need to do well in the 2022 Formula 1 season.
Max Verstappen was ninth fastest on the first day of pre-season testing in Barcelona. However, he clocked 147 laps with the RBR-18.
By the time they get to the first race of the season in Bahrain, the car unveiled won't look very much like this, said Team Principal Christian Horner.
Wheatley believes that Perez's experience has allowed the team to learn from him as well as Perez learning from them.
The RB18 will be the name of Red Bull's F1 car in 2022, and it will debut on February 9th, nine days before Mercedes' W13.
Sergio Perez played a key role in Max Verstappen's world driver's championship win in 2021, often holding up rival Lewis Hamilton.
In 2021, the Mexican was primarily a back-up driver to his Red Bull teammate, despite the fact that he was just in his first year with them.
The 31-year-old Sergio Perez showed flashes of brilliance at Red Bull in the 2021 F1 season, but Mercedes still won the constructor's title.