Sergio Perez will have a discussion with his team before Monaco
Sergio Perez called his Red Bull team a ‘great momentum’ after the Milton Keynes outfit scored their second double of the season at the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday, but the Mexican admitted he was looking to have answers in the next few days after being asked to step aside in the race to let teammate Max Verstappen pass for the victory (Perez finished him P2).
Underway this Sunday in Barcelona, Sergio Perez passed his teammate Max Verstappen when the latter made a small error at turn 4 and shot straight into the gravel trap before he could return to the track. A few laps later, Sergio Perez had the opportunity to lead the race, but his team asked him not to hinder the recovery of his teammate Max Verstappen, an order which Perez obeyed on lap 48. When he was told Asked after the finish if he has proven he could claim victory in Spain this Sunday, Perez replied: “I think so, especially at the start when I gave the position to Max thinking I could get it back later. »
“But then we changed strategy. He went for three stops and I went for two and it turns out the three stop strategy was better and I think I didn’t get two stops optimized either. It’s a little frustrating, but it’s still a good result for the team (P1 and P2). We are now leading the constructors’ world championship, which I am very satisfied with. »
When asked if he thinks he will be “prevented” from winning races again in the future, Sergio Perez replied: “No, I’m definitely here to win, and if I was on a three-stop strategy, I would have won. »
“I just want to understand [la stratégie de l’équipe]because I felt that with my two-stop strategy I was faster [que Verstappen et Russell] and we could have optimized my strategy, but I stayed a few laps behind them. There are things that we discuss internally, just to understand what happened, because when you drive, you don’t understand much, you don’t see the big picture. »
“It’s a great team, we’re all very united, but we just have to discuss a few things internally, that’s all. »
After the Spanish Grand Prix, Sergio Perez is in third place in the drivers’ world championship, while his teammate Max Verstappen took the lead in the championship this Sunday thanks to his victory (also helped by the retirement of Charles Leclerc ).