For Sergio Perez, his first races at Red Bull are more lows than peaks. Eighth position in qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix is nothing to write home about. Once again the experienced Mexican left the track.
Helmut Marko explains why this came about: “We actually hoped we could use him strategically. In the end he chose Max’s set-up. Maybe the time to get used to this new set-up was too short for him”, he says in German Sky.
Perez’s role in the race seems to be over, but Marko still has hope that the Mexican will be able to conjure a rabbit out of the hat.
“His spin in his first attempt in Q3 left him handicapped. Now we have to look at it for a moment, it’s going to be a long race here. Overtaking here is traditionally very difficult. But like I said Checo is a real tire whisperer. Maybe we can. make use of it. “
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