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Sergio Perez lamented struggles with the balance of his Red Bull car placing him on the “wrong side” of tight
After a difficult run in the previous three race weekends, Sergio Perez is determined to bounce back and score more points. In Friday’s qualifying session at the Circuit of the Americas, he could only manage the ninth-fastest time, just 0.450s behind Charles Leclerc’s pole position. Perez believes that some adjustments made to his RB19 hindered his performance in the various corners of the track. He acknowledges that the tight margins in qualifying made a small difference, and hopes for a better performance in the Sprint Shootout and a chance to earn points on race day. The revised Sprint format restricts significant changes to the car’s setup, and Perez expects shifting wind direction to impact the race on Saturday. Perez will start six places behind Lewis Hamilton, who capitalized on Verstappen’s penalty to close the gap for second place in the standings.
Source: Motorsport Week
