Perez has endured a dreadful run of form since taking pole position at the Miami Grand Prix in May. After losing out to Verstappen in that race despite the championship leader having started ninth, the Mexican has failed to reach Q3 in consecutive races.
These struggles have also continued on race days, with Perez only the seventh-highest scorer across Monaco, Spain and Canada, registering less than one-third of his team-mate’s tally.
“When Max sees his team-mate have a tough weekend, it just helps his confidence,” said Button when asked by Motorsport.com about Perez’s current predicament.
“And three weekends – there’s no catching Max now, he’s g …