The Mexican Sergio ‘Checo’ Pérez of Red Bull and currently third in the Formula 1 championship, reflected after his fifth place in the Hungarian Grand Prix on the season that his team is currently experiencing and was satisfied with “to finish so strong before the holidays”.
In the mixed zone, Checo spoke about what was the thirteenth prize of the championship and also had words for the rivalry they have maintained throughout the season with Ferrari and with Mercedes.
“It’s good to go on vacation so strong and making such a good impression. After qualifying it looked like we were going to have a poor weekend, but we were able to recover and score some important points; and it was fun to have the Mercedes and the Ferrari fighting with us up there”, commented the Hispanic.
As if that were not enough, he took the opportunity to tell how in his opinion was the race and how difficult it was to drive on the circuit due to the condition of the tires.
“It was a complicated race, especially at the end, when the conditions changed; and above all with the virtual safety car, in which everyone’s tires got cold”, commented the Mexican, who has three victories in the premier class, one of them this year, when he won in Monaco.
The pilot of years has 173 points and is third in the rank of pilots, with 85 less than the leader and teammate Max Verstappen, who achieved his eighth victory of the season precisely on the Hungarian racetrack.
“I felt much better in my last stint and I think that with a couple more laps, I would have finished on the podium with Max“, affirmed Checo.
“He it was a great race and a great result for the team with our comebacks; and it was great to see Max winning again ”, closed the words of him.