By Gura Garcia
Oct 27, 2024, 11:05 AM EDT
Sergio “Checo” Pérez had his worst performance in a qualifying session at his home race, the Mexican Grand Prixwhere he finished in 18th position on the drivers’ grid and will have to start from the ninth row today alongside McLaren’s Australian Oscar Piastri in race number 20 of the 2024 Formula 1 season.
The Aztec driver had to deal with braking problems that arose in his RB20 car. since free practice on Saturday morning when he managed to keep the car on the trajectory or extend the braking as much as possible without affecting his performance on the track.
The problems in the RB20 continue
The difficulties were present from his first run with soft tires in Q1 when he immediately He was in the elimination zone and fell to 20th position, more than a second behind the leaders of the first round. In his last attempt, Checo Pérez managed to improve his pace with soft tires, but it was barely enough for him to reach step 15 and then see himself fall from it.
The video published by Formula 1 on its social networks shows the communication between Sergio Pérez and his engineer Hugh Bird, who informs him in real time how he is being eliminated, while the rest of the mechanics keep the car in the garage.
The anger of the man from Guadalajara
“Ok, right now you’re 15,” is the first thing Bird is heard saying to Checo before mentioning that in the end it was “16.” The result caused anger in the Mexican driver, who has only mentioned repeatedly that he will seek to improve his recent results in the Mexican Grand Prix, with the added motivation that will be in front of his people, whom he does not want to look bad for.
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