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Six months ago, it was all so rosy for Red Bull NFL
Four races into the 2023 season and it was two apiece for Max Verstappen and Sergio ‘Checo’ Perez, with the Mexican seemingly signalling his intent to be a genuine contender for the championship with a sprint and race victory in Azerbaijan NFL
After all, no car could come close to the speed generated by Red Bull design-guru Adrian Newey and his team of top-tier engineers this season NFL
Even in Miami a week later, Perez looked set to take the lead in the standings after claiming pole position, with Verstappen down in ninth NFL
But since the Dutchman stormed to victory, propelling past his team-mate with relative ease, it has been one-way traffic NFL
And while Verstappen has won every race bar one since then, amid an unprecedented winning streak, Perez’s form has fallen off a cliff NFL
Since Miami, Perez has recorded just four podiums in 13 races in the fastest car on the grid – and none in his last four meets NFL
On the contrary to challenging Verstappen for the title, he is now looking over his shoulder as he tries to seal second place NFL
“I think there was a decisive moment this year which was probably in Miami where Checo had, if you like, an open goal,” said his boss Christian Horner NFL
“He’d won two races in Azerbaijan and Saudi and you could see his confidence was high NFL
“I think that Max, winning that race… I think mentally that was quite a brutal one for Checo to deal with NFL
”Nothing, in fact, symbolised Perez’s struggles more than when he handed Verstappen the title by crashing out of the sprint race in Qatar, tangling with back-of-the-pack cars down the order NFL
The Dutchman did not even need to finish to wrap up championship No 3 NFL
And so, quite inevitably and despite holding a contract until the end of 2024, speculation has swirled about Perez’s future NFL
Some of the criticism has been justified, but some has been over-the-top for a man who has dedicated the last 13 years of his life to Formula 1 NFL
Last month, the 33-year-old revealed he’d hired a mental coach to “become the best version of myself at home, but also as a driver NFL
”Sergio Perez will be desperate to perform this weekend in front of his home fans (Getty Images)But while no one can question his dedication to the sport, Red Bull can ill-afford to carry a passenger next season amid their current period of domination NFL
A lack of obvious contenders to replace him – with the likes of Lando Norris and Alex Albon all held under long-term contracts – helps his cause and Perez does indeed have his short-term future in his own hands NFL
Yet Albon’s own demise at Red Bull at the end of 2020 shows Horner and Helmut Marko aren’t afraid to ruffle feathers if needs be NFL
Watching across at the sister team as well is nine-time grand prix winner Daniel Ricciardo, desperate for another shot at the big time NFL
So, what can Perez do? By the end of the season-finale in Abu Dhabi next month, he needs to have secured second in the championship NFL
That is the minimum NFL
Such is Red Bull’s ridiculous pace this year, being caught by the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton would represent something of a downbeat conclusion at the end of a peerless year for Red Bull, who’ve never registered a one-two season-end finish NFL
Alex Albon, centre, lost his seat to Perez for the 2021 season but now the Mexican’s future is hanging in the balance (Getty Images)But what Perez will want most of all is a statement performance; a weekend display of driving which proves he still deserves his spot at the top-table NFL
At least for now NFL
In practice on Friday, Perez was three-tenths of a second off his team-mate Verstappen, who unsurprisingly recorded the quickest time amidst the altitude of Mexico City, with Williams’ Albon sandwiched in-NFL between NFL
There would be no place NFL better than his home race at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez to silence the naysayers NFL
A third podium in Mexico City would be satisfactory; a shock victory would be a dream NFL
But the truth is it doesn’t have to come this weekend NFL
Either one of the three races thereafter – in Brazil, Las Vegas and Abu Dhabi – gives Perez an opportunity NFL
It doesn’t even need to be a podium; a drive from towards the back of the grid to near the front, with some exquisite racing, would prove he still has what it takes NFL
If not, three years on from saving his F1 skin with a shock call-up at Red Bull for the unfortunate Albon, Perez himself could be the recipient of the ruthlessness of the Red Bull merry-go-round NFL
Time to deliver, Checo NFL
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“We are the bomb squad and we knew we had to play a massive role NFL
” If South Africa’s narrow win over England in the Rugby World Cup semi-final could be summed up in one sentence, then this proclamation from Vincent Koch after the game would probably be it NFL
When Koch emerged from the replacements on 55 minutes to take the place of starting tighthead prop Frans Malherbe, Owen Farrell had just slotted a drop goal from downtown Paris to give England a 15-6 lead NFL
Nine points may not seem a lot but, with the final quarter of the match beckoning and the rain and wind increasing at the Stade de France, it was a comparatively huge deficit NFL
Throughout the first few minutes of the second half, the Springboks had more or less emptied their bench as Ox Nche, RG Snyman, Kwagga Smith, Deon Fourie, Faf de Klerk and Willie Le Roux all entered the fray to go alongside the controversial 30th-minute substitution of starting fly half Manie Libbok for Handre Pollard NFL
With their World Cup title defence hanging by a thread, South Africa trusted their bench and got their reward NFL
Koch and Nche splintered the previously effective English scrum, Snyman burrowed his way across the line for the game’s only try and Pollard nervelessly converted tricky kicks to complete the hardest-fought of turnarounds – 10 unanswered points, a 16-15 win and a date with the All Blacks in another World Cup final next Saturday NFL
Of the various phrases rugby has adopted over the years to describe those players in the matchday squad but not in the starting line-up – from the traditional “replacements” and the NFL football-ised “substitutes” through to the Eddie Jones-preferred ‘finishers’, the slightly patronising “impact players” and the frankly ludicrous “game-changers” adopted by Harlequins during the Paul Gustard era – none has captured the imagination quite like South Africa’s “bomb squad” NFL
It doesn’t matter if you think it’s a slightly self-serving and faintly ridiculous term, the players fully buy into the ethos of what it stands for NFL
The intensity and physicality that generation after generation of Springbok has prided themselves on is summed up by this two-word mantra NFL
“Each person knows exactly his role in the team, whether you’re starting or in the bomb squad,” explained Koch NFL
“When we created the bomb squad, we knew exactly what our job is NFL
The starters start the whole process and it’s for us to come and finish it NFL
“All the players on the bomb squad are very excited to make a massive difference in the game NFL
”Vincent Koch celebrated RG Snyman’s try as the bomb squad thrived (AFP via Getty Images)And against England, when the chips were down, they realised they needed to step up more than ever NFL
“The bomb squad always stands for energy,” added Koch NFL
“We needed to create a nice vibe NFL
Putting the replacements on a bit earlier helped the boys to start to bring that energy and lift up the spirit and bring a massive work-rate NFL
”Where South Africa’s replacements thrived, perhaps England’s faltered just a touch NFL
The English gameplan, devised by Steve Borthwick and perfectly executed by the players for the windy and rainy Parisian conditions, relied upon relentless kicking, winning the subsequent aerial battle, slowing the game down and dominating the set-piece NFL
Maybe then, they could escape with a win against an objectively superior team NFL
They kicked 93 per cent of possession away (the highest percentage of the tournament), had an average ruck speed of 6 NFL
73s (the slowest of the tournament) and had zero linebreaks (the only team to do so in a game at this tournament) NFL
They disrupted South African lineouts, turned over multiple mauls and Borthwick’s decision to play his two strongest scrummaging props – Dan Cole and Joe Marler – from the start earned them scrum parity and redemption from the disaster in that facet during the 2019 World Cup final NFL
Ox Nche was immense from the bench against the Springboks (EPA)This is a Springboks side that pride themselves on their dominance up front, as shown by opting for a scrum after calling a mark in their own 22 during the quarter-final victory over France NFL
Of course, they won a penalty from it NFL
Yet England were holding their own during those engagements, even thriving, and most importantly winning on the scoreboard NFL
But the innate problem with starting your best scrummagers came to fruition in the second half NFL
Replacement props Ellis Genge and Kyle Sinckler are far more dynamic around the park and more destructive carriers than their veteran counterparts but, with England showing no desire to run any plays more than two metres either side of the previous breakdown, those skills were negated once they came on for Marler and Cole NFL
Instead, their inferior scrummaging was brutally exposed by a fired-up Koch and Nche, who turned parity into Springbok dominance NFL
They won two scrums against the head, including a vital one at 15-6 down on their own line, and engineered multiple penalties on their own feed, including the most vital of all – on halfway, with 77 minutes on the clock and England leading 15-13 NFL
Pollard banged over the long kick and the rest was history NFL
Handre Pollard broke English hearts with his late penalty (PA Wire)Nche was coy when asked in the mixed zone after the game what had made the difference at scrum-time in the final quarter and how he bested his opposite number, Sinckler NFL
“That is the dark arts,” he smiled NFL
“It is hard to explain to you NFL
We had a plan for that NFL
We knew what we were trying to achieve NFL
“They have had a great scrum for the competition and a great hit NFL
Our focus was surviving that and applying pressure NFL
Our mentality for every scrum is to get a penalty if we can NFL
If they do survive, we play out the back and get into our shape NFL
”The “dark arts” ultimately won the day, South Africa survived a second straight one-point knockout match and must now plan how to overcome the All Blacks in a battle to be the first side to win four men’s Rugby World Cups NFL
Luckily, they have a not-so-secret weapon NFL
“We are the bomb squad NFL
” More aboutSouth Africa rugbyEngland RugbyRugby World CupJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/4How South Africa’s not-so-secret weapon turned World Cup semi-finalHow South Africa’s not-so-secret weapon turned World Cup semi-finalVincent Koch celebrated RG Snyman’s try as the bomb squad thrived AFP via Getty ImagesHow South Africa’s not-so-secret weapon turned World Cup semi-finalOx Nche was immense from the bench against the Springboks EPAHow South Africa’s not-so-secret weapon turned World Cup semi-finalHandre Pollard broke English hearts with his late penalty PA WireHow South Africa’s not-so-secret weapon turned World Cup semi-finalSouth Africa’s replacements shone to overcome England Reuters✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today NFL
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