By Gura Garcia
Sep 19, 2024, 3:51 PM EDT
Sergio Checo Pérez is determined to return to optimal performance and level This weekend at the Singapore Grand Prix, he will emulate what he did at the last Azerbaijan Grand Prix at the Baku circuit. The Mexican was very close to reaching the podium, but an unfortunate crash with Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz cut short that moment.
“It was a shame for the whole team about Baku, we had worked very hard “It was a tough task to put a more competitive car on track and it was showing. We had pace all weekend and now it’s about converting that pace into a podium in Singapore,” said Checo Pérez.
Czech highly motivated for Singapore
The pilot from Guadalajara is fully confident that he will be able to repeat the excellent form he maintained on the Baku circuit at the wheel of his Red Bull Racing RB20 single-seater.
“The car has shown that it is capable with this package, so we have “We had to get the set-up right throughout the weekend and execute our qualifying and race plan perfectly,” said the Mexican driver.
The Singapore Grand Prix is one that has been quite good for the Mexican pilotsince on two occasions he has been able to have very good results in it, including victories, so his skills on street circuits will undoubtedly be a plus for this weekend in the race.
“I have already won before in Singapore, in difficult conditions. And as everyone knows, I love street circuits, there is something special about night racing and this is probably the best one out there.”
“On Sunday night I want us to be able to say that we have done everything possible to win this race, and that is what we will focus on from the moment we start working in Singapore,” concluded Checo Pérez.
Verstappen also wants to make a comeback
For his part, Max Verstappen, Checo’s teammate At Red Bull, he has a clear mindset and his main focus is to become competitive again and fight for a podium finish in Singapore no matter what happens.
“We have learned from what we did wrong last week in Baku and we can “We’re looking forward to trying a few different things this week in Singapore. Marina Bay is a great circuit, but we expect it to be a bit trickier, as it has historically been. The racing is usually quite close and obviously very hot and humid,” said the three-time world champion.
“The changes we initially made in Baku were positive and we are heading in the right direction; “We believe we know what we can do better and of course we have to make sure we optimise the set-up. It will be important to control the car a bit more at low speed so that it doesn’t go into jumps, which we hope will help us a lot. Finally, we are still fighting for the Championship: we win and lose as a team and we will continue to strive to come back stronger,” concluded the man known as Mad Max.
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