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“It was quite hard to get a bit closer” to Leclerc – Perez reflects on solid P3 in Miami GP F1 Sprint

Polesitter Max Verstappen won the Miami Sprint this afternoon followed by Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and in third Sergio Perez. As Verstappen and Leclerc got close at the start, Perez almost took the opportunity to make a move that was unsuccessful. RB’s Daniel Ricciardo took the opportunity and nabbed P3 away into turn 2. The Safety…

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Verstappen says there is “a few more things to improve” ahead of the Grand Prix following F1 Sprint win in Miami

Max Verstappen continued his excellent start to the 2024 F1 season as he took victory to make it 2/2 in Sprints this year. The Dutchman had to get his elbows out at the start as Charles Leclerc got away slightly better on his new mediums versus Verstappen’s used ones. As it is a Sprint, it…

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Perez admits he “got caught out” by the soft tyre run in SQ3 after securing P3 for F1 Sprint in Miami

Sergio Perez faced some unexpected challenges during Sprint Qualifying—particularly in the final, decisive segment of the session—which prevented him from securing a front-row start alongside his teammate, Max Verstappen. He will line up third for the Sprint on Saturday, with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc sandwiched in between the Red Bull pair.  Although Verstappen clinched pole, he…

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Verstappen surprised to be on pole for Miami F1 Sprint after his RB20 “didn’t really feel enjoyable out there” in qualifying

Championship leader Max Verstappen will start tomorrow’s F1 Sprint in Miami from pole position after getting the job done in SQ3 on Friday afternoon in Florida. The Dutchman looked to be on the back foot during SQ2 as he could only manage P4 on the mediums with Norris comfortably topping the times in his updated…

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Perez will “review” balance “limitation” with engineers after P3 finish in F1 Chinese GP

Sergio Perez started the Chinese Grand Prix in the 2nd grid spot and was 3rd when the chequered flag was waved with Lando Norris taking P2 away from him. At the start of the race, Alonso went around the outside of Perez at turn 1, getting the position from the Mexican. Perez then regained his…

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Marko celebrates Red Bull’s 100th pole at F1 Chinese GP: “We did everything right” after fixing “certain problems in FP1”

In a qualifying session that saw Max Verstappen achieve the 100th pole position in Red Bull’s history, team advisor Helmut Marko expressed his satisfaction with the team’s performance. With Sergio Perez securing the second spot, Red Bull’s dominance was firmly underlined at the event. Speaking to Sky Germany, Marko discussed the critical factors that contributed…

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“We can definitely have a strong rhythm” — Perez confident he can take the fight to Verstappen in F1 Chinese GP

Sergio Perez had an extremely messy Q1 as he got involved in traffic with the Williams of Albon at turn 1 as he started a fast lap. It saw him in dead last until the final 3 minutes where his second push lap of a 1.35.457 ultimately placed him P15, just above the drop zone…

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“I feel very confident in qualifying compared to last year” — Verstappen delighted as he takes sixth consecutive Grand Prix pole for F1 Chinese GP

The championship leader achieved Red Bull’s 100th pole position in China, also becoming the first driver since Mika Häkkinen in 1999 to take P1 in qualifying at the first 5 races of the season. Following his Sprint race win, the Dutchman took a dominant pole on a dry track leading all three Qualifying segments and…

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Horner: Perez has started the 2024 F1 season “in the best possible way” — “it’s his seat to lose”

Red Bull could well head into the 2025 Formula One season with an unchanged driver line-up for a fifth consecutive season. Mexico’s Sergio Perez has made a very strong start to the 2024 season following his best ever result in the Drivers’ Championship last year with P2. At Suzuka last weekend, he got within 0.066s…

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