Checo called the qualifying session disappointing, but defended Red Bull’s strategy
Mexican Sergio Checo Pérez regretted his elimination in the second qualifying round of the Bahrain Grand PrixA circuit in which he could not meet the team’s expectations by placing on the eleventh position on the starting grid for the race that will take place this Sunday on the Sakhir circuit.
Given the choice of medium tires and a difference of 0.035 thousandths per hour with the tenth place, said Checo Pérez. “It wasn’t the expected qualification, I didn’t do the tour I wanted.” Pérez defended the Red Bull strategy to go out and look for qualification for the third round with the average compound and ensure that this would have given them an advantage.
“Yes, because I think that, if it worked, it gave us a good advantage for the first part of the race, having that tire. I didn’t make it today and it’s a little disappointing, “he said.
Checo Pérez mentioned that the short training time and the traffic on the track complicated his evolution throughout the weekend.
“We had a lot of traffic problems and we were out of position, and so on, but there are things we have to solve. It was a difficult weekend. Bahrain is a very complicated circuit because you only have one tour and then you don’t have tires, the wind changes you, you have to be patient and learn from tomorrow “, he explained.
In the same way, showed optimism in adapting RB16B and assured that his learning was complicated.
“Every kilometer I do in the car helps me a lot to understand it better. The car has a great driving style and a very small work window that I have to learn. In every lap I take, I I understand better, “he concluded.
His teammate, Max Verstappen reached the pole in Sakhir, so the qualifying score is 1-0 in favor of the Dutch. A section in which the European domination is expected, because Checo is not exactly the fastest driver on the tour.