racer Red Bull Racing, Sergio Perezbeing grateful for the podium at British Formula 1 GP. The Mexican driver admitted that he was not in a fit condition.
At Silverstone, England, Sunday (3/7/2022), Carlos Sainz Jr managed to become the winner of the race. The Ferrari driver completed 52 laps with a time of 2 hours 17 minutes 50.311 seconds.
Sergio Perez, who started from fourth position, could move up two places at the end of the race. He also admitted that he felt nervous in the final laps.
“A good race result for me and the team even though the start of the race week was quite messy. Physically I was not 100 percent healthy, and after the first lap I was behind, but to be on the second podium is an extraordinary result,” said Sergio Perez in a release received detikSport.
“My heart rate was very high on the last lap, this is the most important race, and I didn’t give up,” he added.
Mobil1, one of the sponsors Red Bulladmitted that he was very grateful for the achievement of this podium.
“Even though Sergio Perez had problems, he was able to quickly recover his position to finish second. While Max Verstappen was damaged under the car, he was still trying to bring home points. Appreciation to both drivers who continue to strive to give maximum results for the team, and at this time Verstappen and Perez are in positions 1 and 2 of the 2022 F1 World Champion standings to compete for the 2022 world championship title,” said Sri Adinegara, as Market Development Director of PT ExxonMobil Lubricants Indonesia.
Verstappen admitted that he hoped to get better results in this race, but ultimately had to settle for finishing in seventh position.
“Obviously I expected more in this race, but I was unlucky. I saw the bottom of the car at the red flag, but the whole bottom on the left side was damaged,” said Verstappen.
Max estimates there is debris left from the collision stuck under the vehicle, “It looks like carbon fiber shards, and the car tires are leaking due to loss of balance and oversteer. This makes the car difficult to drive, and I tried to find a good aero balance but it was difficult, ‘ he added.
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