FRANCE-. Max Verstappen Y Sergio perez are still in full competition with the pilots of Mercedes after a tough classification in the French Grand Prix. While the Dutch of Red Bull took pole position, Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas completed the top three. In the case of the Mexican he stayed in fourth position, but with the feeling of having done more.
After qualifying at the Paul Ricard Circuit, the Mexican driver explained that a problem at Turn 12 prevented him from setting a better time. But, being close to the Mercedes, he knows that the pressure will be on from the first lap. Checo Pérez is coming off winning his second in his career, the first with Red Bull at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
“It was not an ideal qualifying because I think blocking the front row was possible, but unfortunately I made a mistake in my last race in Q3, which cost me a lot of lap time,” said the Mexican. “Tomorrow is when it matters and we have a better race pace than qualifying so we really should be in the mix. We will be very close with Mercedes, so I will apply the pressure from the first lap ”.
Towards the strategy of the race, Sergio Pérez pointed out that his starts have been effective, so together with the handling of the tires are the points to watch. “I think the race will come down to handling the tires, so I hope I can beat them in that area. But either way, it will be very entertaining for the fans and now I’m looking forward to tomorrow. “
Max Verstappen seeks to resume the rhythm with Sergio Pérez
In the case of Max Verstappen, he was quite clear and stated that the mission is to recover the lost points in Baku. Being a few laps from the end, his car suffered a catastrophic failure that left him without first position and out of the race. For this reason, it will seek to continue adding to maintain the first position in both the drivers ‘and constructors’ championships.
“We really weren’t expecting it, so of course I’m very happy. Everything has worked very well throughout the weekend and from today, even compared to yesterday, we made a good improvement thanks to hard work, ”added Verstappen. “We have to start well tomorrow and they’ll be very close for sure, but our long race pace in FP2 was looking good so I’m looking forward to another close battle.
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