Giant Czech! Sergio Pérez scores in Portugal and F1 chooses him as the best driver of the race

Sergio Pérez finished fourth, but came to lead the Portuguese Grand Prix during 13 turns. He stayed one step away from the podium and was chosen as the best driver of the day

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Sergio ‘Checo’ Pérez scored in the Portuguese Grand Prix after an outstanding performance that led him to take fourth place in the race. As a result of this, and the effort made by the Mexican rider throughout the event, he was chosen as the runner of the day .

Your # F1DriverOfTheDay in Portimao… It’s Czech! 🎊 # PortugueseGP 🇵🇹 # F1 pic.twitter.com/JiNzB01 CDQ

– Formula 1 (@ F1) May 2, 2021

Checo gave it his all for Red Bull

Pérez started In fourth place he finished, however, he was overtaken by Spaniard Carlos Sainz in the first round. It wasn’t the best start to the race, because it quickly got complicated. Later he fought with Lando Norris, who also won the battle.

The tapatío would become the leader of the race on the lap 38 / 66 following the pitting of the top 3: Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas and their teammate, Max Verstappen. From the team booth they signaled to Checo, who had not come in to change his tires, to hold on turns.

Sergio Pérez fulfilled more than enough , resisting 14 returns. Hamilton passed it on the lap 51, and at the end of it the Mexican entered the pits after giving a demonstration of remarkable durability.

From He then fought for the podium with his teammate and the Finn Bottas, who took second place. Checo also couldn’t beat Max Verstappen. He had to settle for a creditable fourth place, following the strategy of his team but falling short as a group to win the pulse of Mercedes.

Sumó 12 points in the drivers table to reach 22 so many in total and place sixth in the standings. He is 4 points behind Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) already 10 points from Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes).

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Three races in the bag, and eight points in it at the top 🤏 # PortugueseGP 🇵🇹 # F1 pic.twitter. com / 8VvuJESD2c

– Formula 1 (@ F1)
May 2, 2021

Sergio Pérez is not happy

Despite a great race in which he kept fighting for the podium, Checo Pérez declared his dissatisfaction with the results. “ I’m not happy with fourth place, nor satisfied. It’s not where I want to be. We had to be ahead. A shame, because we could maximize everything , ”he assured.

Hamilton wins in Portugal 🇵🇹

1️⃣ Lewis Hamilton

2️⃣ Max Verstappen

3️⃣ Valtteri Bottas

Checo Pérez in 4️⃣

– Giselle Zarur Maccise (@giselle_zm)

May 2, 2021

Pérez points out that he continues to adapt to the new car and also to the Red Bull team. That is why it was key to have a good number of laps running “in the open” on the track (in reference to the laps in which he led). This allowed him to focus more on how to take care of and get the most out of his car.

Sergio ‘Checo’ Pérez will compete in a week. The Spanish Grand Prix will be as soon as next Sunday. The venue will be Barcelona, ​​Montmeló Circuit.