Pit Debrief

Gasly on Pérez’s Red Bull F1 difficulties: “There’s clearly something that is missing at the moment between the two”

Lucrezia Costa2 years ago2 years ago03 mins

Sergio Pérez’s future at Red Bull is at serious risk after three and a half seasons together, in spite of the recently announced 2-year contract renewal. The gap between the two Red Bull drivers is enormous: 137 points separate championship leader Max Verstappen and Pérez. The 34-year-old is now 6th in the Drivers’ Championship, and…

Pérez says F1 British GP was “just a mess overall” and now looks to regroup and “get out of this difficult period”

David Coath2 years ago2 years ago05 mins

Recent weeks have seen Red Bull Racing’s Sergio Pérez have a lot of rumours circulating around his F1 future. Therefore, with all of this pressure mounting, a smooth British Grand Prix weekend was vital. Instead after spinning out in Q1 and qualifying P19. Having chosen to give him new PU elements this then resulted in…

F1 Austrian GP a “disaster of a race” as I was “lacking so much pace” due to sidepod damage — Pérez

Fernanda Álvarez2 years ago03 mins

Formula 1 arrived in Spielberg, with it the round of the Austrian Grand Prix, which meant adding another complicated weekend to the row of underwhelming performances for the Mexican Red Bull driver. Pérez started a dramatic race on the medium tyre from 8th position. He took advantage of the fight between Piastri, Leclerc and himself…

“We paid a little bit the price” for having no new softs in Q3 at F1 Austrian GP — Pérez

Syrine Ferchichi2 years ago2 years ago03 mins

As McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes move closer to Red Bull’s pace and performance, it is vital for the team to have strong results from both drivers to optimise race results and fend off potential challenges in the Constructors’ Championship. Max Verstappen has once again demonstrated his driving prowess, despite the numerous issues he’s faced with…

“I was quite front-limited and had too much understeer” — Sergio Pérez reflects on “nightmare” F1 Spanish GP

Fernanda Álvarez2 years ago2 years ago04 mins

Sergio Pérez started the 10th round of the F1 championship, the Spanish Grand Prix, from eleventh on the grid. This starting position was not ideal and he could do with his RB20. Although he managed to pass Nico Hülkenberg and both Alpine drivers, he was a distant P8. The Mexican got stuck behind Nico Hülkenberg…

Red Bull has been “a little bit too far away” at F1 Spanish GP regarding balance and understanding the tyres — Perez

Gabriel Diamante2 years ago03 mins

Sergio Perez will start 11th in tomorrow’s Spanish Grand Prix following his 3-place grid drop carried over from Canada. He was 8th fastest on Saturday with a 1:12.061, 0.678s behind polesitter Lando Norris, and 0.658s slower than teammate Max Verstappen. The Mexican driver says that he mainly lost crucial time in the final sector in…

“It’s time to regroup and put our heads down” as “the pace is there” — Pérez looks to turn the page following nightmare F1 Canadian GP

Chiara Martin2 years ago2 years ago03 mins

In the aftermath of a challenging race at the Canadian Grand Prix, Sergio Pérez shared his thoughts on the various phases of the race, his strategy moving forward, and the current state of competition in the Formula 1 World Championship. Pérez began by discussing the difficulties he faced during the race. Contact with Gasly at…

“I think I didn’t sign my last contract” — Pérez expects to continue in F1 beyond 2026

Fernanda Álvarez2 years ago2 years ago03 mins

Earlier in the week, Red Bull made official the renewal of Sergio Pérez with the team on a 2-year contract. Looking ahead to the ninth round of the championship to be held at the Gilles Villeneuve circuit, Pérez shared the details of the negotiation that led him to continue being a Red Bull driver until…

“My priority is Red Bull” — Tsunoda says RB F1 is his first choice for 2025 despite interest from other teams

Anna Elizabeth Krausová2 years ago06 mins

Yuki Tsunoda has been starring with his excellent results since the start of the season, scoring important points, including his home race in Japan, for the RB team. And furthermore, outperforming his teammate Daniel Ricciardo by some margin — fourteen points and four positions in the Drivers’ Championship standings to be exact. However, with Sergio…

“Let’s see over the next few circuits how things how things pan out” — Horner staying calm in F1 title battle following disappointing Monaco GP

Rachel Stephens2 years ago04 mins

Despite the team’s dominance within the past few Formula 1 seasons, Red Bull Racing has faced some surprising problems thus far in 2024, particularly when it comes to handling the bumps and kerbs on certain circuits. Despite the team continuing to lead in both the drivers’ and constructors’ championships, the most recent grand prix’s have…