Sergio “Checo” Pérez He has had good feelings in charge of the RB20 during the first days of the official tests with a view to what will be the 2024 Formula 1 season. The Mexican from Red Bull, who achieved the second best time of Thursday’s session, predicted a much more even campaign compared to what that happened last year.
And the Austrian team achieved an impressive performance led by Max Verstappen, three-time F1 world champion, who achieved 19 wins out of 22 races played, while “Checo” Pérez added two other victories which in the long run allowed him to remain runner-up for the first time in his career.
Now, the Mexican driver assured that they expect a much more even dispute in the face of the F1 season that starts next weekend with the Bahrain Grand Prixwith the teams a little more even than one might think, with Ferrari and Mercedes looking to hunt down the energy drink team.
“It is too early to talk about dominance (with the RB20), later we will have a better idea, but by next Saturday we will know better where we are”commented “Checo” Pérez who added: “We are closer than people think and now we are one hundred percent focused on ourselves to be as well prepared as possible at the start of the season.”.
Regarding what the work has been like in recent days, finishing fine-tuning the details of the new Red Bull car, the Mexican highlighted that they continue to work hard to be in optimal conditions for next Sunday’s race on a circuit that brings good results. memories to Guadalajara since there he won the first Grand Prix of his career.
“It has been a very important preparation. We did a lot of telemetry and work for the team in the morning and in the afternoon we were able to focus on understanding the tires and the RB20. Everything has been very positive”commented the Mexican about what was the second day of testing carried out on Thursday at the Bahrain International Circuit.
“It is a complicated track to test, because every hour it changes for better or worse and every time we do it it is difficult to know which direction it is going. “We have to base ourselves a lot on our feelings”he added Sergio “Checo” Pérez about the difficulties that the Bahrain route represents due to its conditions.
Regarding the RB20, the Mexican also highlighted the surprise it caused after the presentation: “The entire paddock expected us to maintain last year’s concept, but Red Bull is incredible at how much it can innovate and continue to evolve. This path looks better because we can do more”he highlighted.
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