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Red Bull once again presents deficiencies in its strategy, reflected in the classification at sprint of the Brazilian GP. While Verstappen will start in fourth, Czech Perez term outside of SQ2so it will start outside the top 10.
In this sense, the Mexican confessed that the conditions of the Interlagos track surprised him this Friday, but that he will seek to “improve” his performance in the face of the sprint and the classification on Saturday Sao Paulo Grand Prix (Brazil).
“Sprint weekends are always a mystery, especially here at Interlagos. We had a good SQ1, but in SQ2 we had problems with balance and ended up limited at the back“, Pérez stated in statements released by his team.
The Mexican driver noted that everything was “a little confusing” because he thought he would have the opportunity to do one more lap at the end. “But it didn’t happen that way and that ended our day a little early.”he lamented.
The original plan was not enough: Helmut Marko
For its part, Helmut Marko explained that the plan Red Bull It didn’t turn out as they expected, since they wanted it Czech They did SQ2 in a single lap, but it took them a while to realize that they had already been overtaken.
“The original plan was to do just one lap. Unfortunately, too late it was realized that the return was not enough“explained the team’s advisor to Sky Sports F1 Germany.
Likewise, he recognized the superiority of the McLarens during qualifying, since both Oscar Piastri as Lando Norris they finished 1-2, beating Max Verstappen
“We are too slow. We lose too much to McLaren in turns 4 and 9. There are several problems. The uneven track doesn’t help either. If you drive too hard on the curbs, the car starts to jump.
“With McLaren, it becomes very difficult or de facto impossible to maintain the pace. Leclerc, Ferrari, seems to be within reach, at least in the sprint. But the difference is very big for this short lap time,” he added.
He Sao Paulo Grand Prix It will be held this weekend on the 4,309 meters of the Interlagos route.
With four races left to conclude the season, Verstappen leads the drivers’ standings, although he is only 47 points behind Norris.
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