Sergio Checo Pérez set the eighth best time in the last general practices before the Pole Position of the Australian Grand Prix that will be held in the city of Melbourne.
The Mexican driver stated that there were several complications and that they have work to do before the qualifying test that will be this Saturday.
“It has been a difficult Friday in general and I think we have some work to do tonight” he pointed out.
The Mexican from Red Bull stressed that in Melbourne, as it became later, “Because visibility is very poor,” the sun goes down and hits “full in the face,” ‘Checo’ explained.
Checo Pérez has six victories and 37 podiums in the premier category, two of them this year, in which he finished second in both Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
“I think, however, that we are in a good position as far as the car is concerned with a view to the season, so we should be strong with a view to (qualifying) tomorrow. We need to square everything, since it is important to qualify as high as possible,” highlighted the best Mexican driver in history.
“The degradation seems quite high in long runs; that’s something we have to take a look at; and it will be interesting to see what the best strategy will be this weekend,” explained ‘Checo’ after free practice this Friday at the Albert Park circuit.
Checo Pérez sees Leclerc and Sainz strong in Ferrari
The Mexican driver assured that the Ferrari team drivers were strong in free practice and it seems that the circuit is going well for them.
“I think the Ferraris are strong, on a circuit that seems to suit them better; and in which they have been competitive in the long runs,” he noted.
“It will be a challenge to overcome them this weekend, because they are usually very fast around here; so it will be interesting to see how we are compared to them,” declared this Friday, in Australia, the brave pilot from Guadalajara.
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