In the constant head-to-head at the top of the standings between Mercedes and Red Bull, once again at the end of PL2 the great absentee seems to be Checo Perez. In fact, the Mexican driver finished the evening session on the Jeddah circuit rather far from the top positions – occupied by the two Mercedes – and also from his teammate, fourth at less than two tenths. Perez, on the other hand, closed his Friday with more than seven tenths of a gap from the best time of the day, signed by Lewis Hamilton. Speaking to the microphones of Sky Sports F1 at the end of the session, however, the former Racing Point rider showed peace of mind.
“Did the times on the reds represent our rhythm? No – Perez assured – there is still a lot more rhythm [da utilizzare]. We hope to find the right balance and the right pace to be in contention tomorrow. It will be difficult to get a perfect ride out there“. The big bugbear for teams and drivers is in fact the traffic, which is difficult to avoid and which turning at about 250km / h on average in the middle of the walls can become very dangerous. “We saw it when everyone was on the soft tires at the end – underlined Perez – the situation can get difficult and confusing very quickly. On the long run we didn’t do enough laps to get an idea“.
In conclusion, making an evaluation in view of the race, Perez took as an example the accident that saw Charles Leclerc as protagonist at the end of PL2 as an emblem of what can happen on the Jeddah track. “I think it will be an interesting race, where a lot of things could happen – remarked the native of Guadalajara – we saw him with Charles today. If you make a mistake it can be extremely costly“.
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