Sergio Perez faces a big challenge coming from the back of the field on Sunday, and damage limitation will be his aim. Via Formula_Nerds F1
Red Bull driver Sergio Perez will start the Australian GP from the end of the grid due to an accident in qualifying. The Mexican, looking to rival teammate Max Verstappen for the title, admitted it would be crucial to do damage control during the race.Image Credit: Red Bull Content Pool
The first surprise from the Australian weekend came during Q1 when Red Bull driver Sergio Perez ended up in the gravel causing a red flag. The 33-year-old will hence be forced to start from last on the grid tomorrow and follow in his teammate’s footsteps from the Saudi Arabian GP to score an important comeback.: ‘We had a bit of a technical issue from FP3 and we thought we fixed it but we obviously didn’t. It was very difficult to do anything out there.
Perez is currently second in the Drivers’ Championship, only one point behind teammate and 2-times World Champion Max Verstappen. If, on one side, the Dutchman managed to finish second after starting fifteenth in Jeddah, Checo will be called to a similar comeback to keep the Championship’s hopes alive.during quali, as Perez admits no mistakes are allowed: ‘The margin in quali shows how close everyone is.
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