If the starting grid was equal to the order of arrival of tomorrow's race, Sergio Perez would finish second in the drivers' standings. In fact, the Mexican will start from the front row, with his teammate next to him Verstappen(on pole), and in front of the two Ferrari.
The trail has arrived
After what happened in Brazil, there was no shortage of discussions at Red Bull. “Should the opportunity arise, I will give Perez the slipstream” - Max Verstappen had declared. Said and, in a certain respect, done. In fact, the wake came from the Dutchman who tried to help Perez.
Perez: "It's a good start"
However, the work did not end here. In fact, Perez must try to have a good race tomorrow, in which no mistakes will be accepted.
“For tomorrow this is a good start. I was unable to take the last step in Q3. Last try wasn't good enough, we fell behind. But it's okay to hog the front row, we did a great job. Max was good, we worked together as a team. We have been strong and we look to tomorrow with optimism. Fans? Thanks to all the fans, I hope we can have a good race tomorrow. Strategy? It will be interesting, Ferrari will be strong and Mercedes will also be there. It will be an interesting match.".
STATEMENT SOURCE: FormulaPassion