Sergio Perez spill the beans on why he was poor at the Singapore GP ahead of the Suzuka race 

Sergio Perez has confident approach going into Japanese GP despite Singapore disappointment.

Sergio Perez spill the beans on why he was poor at the Singapore GP ahead of the Suzuka race 

Sergio Perez and Helmut Marko (via IMAGO)

Red Bull faced one of the most challenging races of the season at the Singapore GP, with Max Verstappen finishing in P5 and Sergio Perez in P8. It was the first race of the season with no RB-19 on the victory lane. Reflecting on their subpar performance, Perez stated that the team has a clear understanding of what went wrong with their setup during the Singapore Grand Prix weekend.

During the Singapore GP weekend, Perez and his teammate Verstappen had a poor qualifying session. They failed to reach Q3. It was the first time since the 2018 Russian GP that no Red Bull driver had made it to Q3. Before the Singapore GP, Red Bull and Verstappen had an exceptional winning streak, winning all 14 races and Verstappen clinching victory in 12. However, their winning streak ended at the Singapore GP, where Carlos Sainz of Ferrari triumphed.

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Reflecting on the previous weekend’s performance, Sergio Perez stated they had some insights into what went wrong. He attributed their subpar performance to the result of their wrong car setup.

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“We obviously have some good ideas on how we prepared the weekend, the misinformation we have, and where things went wrong. Obviously, it’s something that we will keep internally, but there’s some good indications that we probably approach the weekend with the wrong set-up,” Said Sergio Perez, as reported by racefans.net

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Sergio Perez expresses a confident approach toward Japanese GP 

Red Bull has an opportunity to secure the constructors’ championship at the upcoming Japanese Grand Prix. Despite facing challenges during the Singapore Grand Prix, they currently lead the championship with 597 points, while Mercedes and Ferrari follow with 289 and 265 points, respectively. 

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Max and Sergio (credits: PlanetF1)

Acknowledging the prospect of winning the constructors’ championship at the Japanese GP, Sergio Perez expressed confidence that Suzuka could be an ideal circuit for their team. He said, “Can be a good track for us.” “It would be very special to do it here in front of all the Honda supporters. They’ve been working extremely hard on the engine side as well. So, it will be nice to get it done this weekend.”

To clinch the constructors’ championship in Japan, Red Bull needs to outscore Mercedes by a minimum of 1 point and ensure that Ferrari doesn’t outscore them by 24 points or more.

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