Horner sees great races ahead for Perez despite Imola blank

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner predicted great races ahead for Sergio Perez despite the Mexican failing to score from his first front row start in Formula One on Sunday.

The 31-year-old driver, now a veteran of 193 races, finished 12th in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola while Dutch team mate and title contender Max Verstappen won from third on the grid.

Perez lost out at the start as Verstappen took the lead from Mercedes' seven-times champion Lewis Hamilton, on pole, with the Mexican dropping to third and then fourth as Ferrari's Charles Leclerc went past.

He then collected a 10 second penalty for overtaking while the safety car was deployed but was fourth again by the time the…