Red Bull’s Sergio Perez has vowed to fight from fourth spot on the grid during the British Grand Prix on Sunday.
Sergio Perez (Courtesy: Reuters)
HIGHLIGHTS
- Perez will start the race behind title rivals Leclerc and Verstappen
- The Red Bull driver is second on the Drivers standings
- Perez hopes to get good race pace on Sunday
Red Bull’s Sergio Perez has vowed to fight on at Silverstone after securing the fourth spot in qualifying at the British Grand Prix.
Perez finds himself behind Driver’s Championship rivals Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc, who finished second and third on the grid respectively. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, who secured his first F1 pole on Saturday, will start the race from the front.
Currently, Perez is in the second spot in the Drivers’ standings, with Red Bull teammate Verstappen ahead of him by 46 points. Ferrari’s Leclerc is right on the tail of the Mexican driver as he trails him by just three points.
Despite being out of the first three on the grid, Perez remained optimistic about his chances on Sunday during the race.
Speaking to the press after his performance on Saturday, the Red Bull driver said that he found himself Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Guanyu for the final two laps and that wasn’t an ideal scenario for him. He also said P4 isn’t the end of the world and believes he can fight from that position.
Perez also believes that he can get good race pace from the car and believes that if they have a good strategy in place, they should have a great race at Silverstone on Sunday.
“I had Zhou right behind me for my final two laps and it wasn’t ideal, but P4 is not the end of the world, we can fight from there.
“We are all in a similar ballpark, we’ve all had very little running, so we should be able to get a good race pace and hopefully, we’re in the fight.
“It’s quite different to what I had [on Friday] but it shouldn’t be the end of the world and as long as we have a good strategy we should be strong,” said Perez.