The Mexican pilot Sergio ‘Checo’ Pérez (Red Bull), who will start second tomorrow at the Chinese Grand Prixassured that the classification for the race, in which he was almost eliminated by surprise in the first round (Q1), It was “very intense.”
“It was a very intense qualifying, I almost missed out in Q1. In the end I was saved after a very complicated start,” indicated the number two in the general classification, who improved his performance in the next two rounds but not enough to hunt down his teammate. Max Verstappen (Red Bull), who finally took pole.
“We have been able to make progress during the session (…). Tomorrow we can attack from where we are, and we can bring a good result for the team“, noted the Mexican, who, in any case, celebrated the “tremendous” double for Red Bull at the head of the classification.
Looking ahead to Sunday, ‘Checo’ indicated that the car has had “many changes” to adapt to changing conditions in terms of wind or grip, which “should be helpful” in the race.
“We can fight about everything tomorrow.”added the ‘survivor’ of Q1, a round in which the seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), the most successful driver in China with six victories on this track, did fall by surprise.
The Shanghai event – the first in the Asian country after a five-year absence – is the fifth day of the world championship after Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Australia and Japan, and precedes the Miami Grand Prix, which will be held on May 5. .
Max Verstappen (Red Bull), the reigning world champion and current leader of the general classification, won the sprint race and also set the fastest time in qualifying for Sunday’s race, in which 56 laps will be taken of the 5,451 meters of the Shanghai track.
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