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Sergio Perez believes that a “compromised” car balance disguised the “good progress” he made across Formula 1’s United States Grand
Sergio Perez had a challenging qualifying session and started the race in ninth place despite a small time gap from pole position. He made up positions during the race by overtaking Esteban Ocon, Oscar Piastri, and undercutting George Russell. He took advantage of Charles Leclerc’s struggles with a one-stop strategy to finish fifth. Perez felt that having only one hour of practice prevented him from fully unlocking the potential of the RB19. He believes there is room for improvement and hopes to show a better performance in the next race in Mexico. Perez had a difficult period before the US GP with only five points in three rounds, but he feels that he has made progress and returned to basics. He is optimistic about challenging for a podium position in Mexico. Lewis Hamilton’s disqualification has now given Perez a comfortable lead of 39 points over him in the battle for second place in the Drivers’ Championship.
Source: Motorsport Week
