Sergio Perez claims he’ll ‘attack’ in Qualifying at the Austrian GP after underwhelming weekend in Barcelona

Sergio Perez reckoned that he was ready to push himself to the limit at the Red Bull Ring this weekend.

Sergio Perez claims he’ll ‘attack’ in Qualifying at the Austrian GP after underwhelming weekend in Barcelona

Sergio Perez (Via: Imago)

The 2024 Spanish GP didn’t turned out well for Sergio Perez. The Mexican driver finished at 8th position in Saturday’s qualifying session with 0.678 seconds behind pole-sitter Lando Norris. On Sunday, He started from the eighth position and finished in the same position, scoring only four points for the team, while his teammate Max Verstappen won the race.

Sergio Perez is optimistic about the upcoming weekend in Austria. He reckoned everything is set for more smoother and successful event . Checo said that Red Bull hae identified the areas where he needs to improve and has planned specific changes to make these improvements happen. This has built confidence within the team, that these adjustments made will lead to a better performance overall.

This weekend in Austria we have everything in place to have a cleaner weekend, the team and I know where we must improve and make changes and we will implement them.
Sergio Perez said
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Perez said it’s his job to get the best performance out of the car. He reckoned that since it’s the sprint weekend, there will be less time for practice, so he will need to make the most of the first practice session itself. Checo has planned to attack from the start during both the qualifying and sprint races to get the best possible outcome. He believed, by maximizing limited time on the track, he aims to ensure the car performs at it’s peak.

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It’s then my job to get the most out of the car, we’ll have limited running due to the Sprint weekend, so I need to make the most of first practice and attack qualifying and the Sprint from the start.
Sergio Perez added

Sergio Perez claims he couldn’t get the consistent set-up for the Spanish GP

Checo reflects on his performance of last week in Spain, he admitted it was a tough weekend for him, but learned some valuable lessons from it. Perez highlighted, facing difficulty with the car to find the right balance throughout the weekend, which made it challenging to perform at his best. Despite these struggles Red Bull has analyzed what went wrong with the Mexican and are using that knowledge to improve for future races. Sergio Perez showed positivity and is focused on applying these lessons to ensure better results this weekend

I had a difficult weekend in Spain but it’s one we have learnt from. I struggled with the balance of the car all weekend.
Sergio Perez explained
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The 34-year-old claimed, the team struggled to keep the car’s setup consistent and within the optimal range for qualifying or racing the way they wanted to. Sergio Perez added that the penalty on starting grid set him back. This made it difficult for Checo, to achieve his desired performance levels in both qualifying and the actual race. The penalty, compounded these issues and made the race even more challenging for Red Bull and Perez.

We couldn’t get the set-up consistent and in a window for qualifying or to race the race we wanted, the grid place penalty also harmed us.
Sergio Perez stated

Certainly, Fans are hoping for a good weekend for the Mexican at the Austrian GP. Sergio Perez is very confident for the upcoming races and has planned to attack from the beginning, considering the sprint races will make it very hectic for the team.

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