Mexico City
After a classification characterized by a number of problems, Sergio Perez will start from position 11 in the Bahrain Grand Prix, situation that left him restlessalthough he also appreciated the added experience which will help him improve during the race.
Just finished Q3, in which Max Verstappen took pole, the Mexican pilot acknowledged that ‘did not go to expected rating’, except he didn’t “the return I wanted” at the key moment, this after he was sanctioned exceeds the limits of runway 4, so the time it tentatively posted was withdrawn on the fifth position
Great work from the whole team and a great round from Max! Good start, tomorrow we will try to have a great race to start with nice points.
It was a shame to miss Q3, because every KM in the car I feel more comfortable and start to understand better.#Never give up # ChecoRedBu11 pic.twitter.com/VO1LpE2emp– Sergio Pérez (@SChecoPerez) March 27, 2021
The tapatío must have played all of his cards in a last-ditch effort in which he could not perform as he wanted and that was marked by the Red Bull’s decision to use new medium tires which led him to a time of 1m30.659s.
“I thinkHaving worked gave us a good advantage for the first part of the race by having that tire. Today we don’t get it and that is a bit disappointing”, He analyzed in acting for the media.
‘CZECH’ PÉREZ FROM Q3 OUT!# F1xFOX Mexican driver’s frustration after failing to make the cut in Q2, leading him to start in 11th place at Bahrain GP
Ferrari made it 1-2 in Qualy 2! pic.twitter.com/LOi4y0Shw0
– FOX Sports MX (@FOXSportsMX) March 27, 2021
“We had a lot of traffic problems and I was out of place and so on, but these are things we have to fix. It has been a difficult weekend ”.
And last but not least, Czech noted that with every mile accumulated, he understands better his car, which “has a very peculiar driving style and a very small working window that I have to learn. I understand better every lap I take. “