Sergio Perez seems to have found out that Fernando Alonso sees the Red Bull team above all the others in Formula 1since this Thursday he assured that he laughed during the week when he heard that his car would be ahead of the others and He said that “the reality is that the times are very close” hence the classification “will be tight.”
In statements collected by the EFE agency after the test sessions in Bahrain, prior to the start of the 2024 Formula 1 season this weekend, the Aztec driver stated that these two sessions were “key and very interesting” because they have “a lot to explore” regarding the new RB20, so they are working on “mechanical balance.”
“The good thing is that everything we do in the performance runs seems to help in the long runs,” said Pérez, who maintained that they only have one objective, which is to “make a more balanced car,” which “will improve things for the race and the classification.”
Thus, he confirmed that, although they did not finish in the first positions, they finished as expected, even though he joked about the distance between the Red Bulls and the other teams: “We heard a lot of people say that we were a second ahead after training, which made me laugh“.
“The grid looks very competitive”concluded the Mexican.
What did Fernando Alonso say?
A few days ago the Spanish driver of the team mentioned the superiority that he thinks Red Bull Racing has over the rest of the teams and made it clear that it will be very difficult for the others to win a race.
“Max (Verstappen) is the champion and Red Bull dominates the sport noweven the design (of the RB20) this year has been a surprise, so we have to see how they go, and for now, take our hats off. After seeing the car I think there is less chance of winning a race this year. That’s how it is“, said the Aston Martin man forcefully.
“We are 19 drivers who think that we are not going to win the World Championship. “This sport is that brutal 99 percent of the time,” he said, referring to the fact that the Red Bull Dutchman is the big favorite to repeat the championship.
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