With a time of 1: 31.908 and a difference of +1.331 from his partner Max Verstappen, Checo Pérez finished fifth in the third practice.
Mexican Sergio Pérez finished the third free practice in fifth position and finished with a time of 1: 31.908 and a difference of +1.331 from his teammate Max Verstappen.
Checo Pérez improved the time and positions from the second practice session, where he finished tenth and traffic was found during the session.
Last Saturday, the drivers experienced a run marked by the sand and wind on the track, causing the racing cars to skid and sometimes leave the track.
With only an hour to prepare and have all the details ready for qualifying, the drivers encountered a lot of traffic on the Sakhir circuit track.
The Dutchman and Checo Pérez’s teammate set the best time with 1: 30.577, while world champion Lewis Hamilton finished in second place with 1.31.316.
The surprise was again Alpha Tauri, who finished in third place with Frenchman Pierre Gasly, who finished with a record of 1.31: 583. Meanwhile, Valtteri Bottas finished in third place and 1.278 seconds behind Verstappen.
In qualifying, Checo Pérez will try to improve on what was done in 2014 and 2020 where he qualified in fifth place. Just a few months ago, the Mexican had a bitter experience as in the Bahrain Grand Prix, he lost the podium just two laps before the end of the race when he watched the engine catch fire while marching in third place .