He's so erratic as a top-team driver. Of the 6 or 8 top team drivers he seems to be the one easiest to break under pressure, even with Perez underperforming for half the season.
The sprint victory didn't look super easy and self evident though. And looking at Perez's results it's also obvious the red bull probably still isn't the best car on the track again.
So I still think this just means more actual racing and a very exciting championship, that is still his to lose.