Historically, during the pre-season tests of Formula 1, the curiosity linked to the performance of the cars on the track is the one that generates the greatest number of opinions and discussions on the real potential of the single-seaters. However, the performance of the tests is often interrupted also by some red flags, synonymous with the temporary suspension of the activity on the track due to the withdrawal of a driver during the session, be it due to an accident or a technical problem. In the latter case, Sergio Perez today ‘inaugurated’ the parenthesis of 2022 reserved for forfeits, with the Mexican who was forced to return to the pits for the gearbox breakdown.
The number 11, called today to replace Max Verstappen after the whole day held yesterday by the world champion, therefore suspended his program in the late morning, then returned to the track regularly in the afternoon. All in all, Checo completed a total of 78 rpmplacing himself at 7th place in the standings with the time of 1: 21.430made with medium tires (C3): “We’ve built up experience over the course of the day, and I’m happy with that – Perez analyzed – we are trying some very different things, and we have a lot of information to work with, so I think in meetings it will be important to go in depth and give the engineers as much feedback as possible. The issue with the gearbox took a little longer than expected to be fixed, but that’s okay, these things are expected to happen in tests. I’ll be back in the car tomorrow and I hope the weather stays dry “.
Regarding the breakdown of the exchange rate, further comments on this have also come from Guillarme RocquelinHead of Tender Engineering: “We had a little problem today which cost us about half a day – he added – but we are not particularly worried for the problem itself, but we are sorry for the lost time. However, it shouldn’t affect things in the long run, as we have a solid platform and we are happy with the progress we are making ”.
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