Une of the scenes that I left last season was the defense of the position of Sergio Prez ante Lewis Hamilton, being essential for Max Verstappen will take the F1 crown. The rivalry has returned, as the Australian Grand Prix has faced them in the first laps.
Czech larg in third place on the grid, while Hamilton had a very good start from fifth place, to get into the first places. The fight between the two started from the first corners, the multichampion went up to the third, while the Mexican stayed in fourth by getting stuck in the traffic of the elongated.
But the speed of Perez’s RB18 was more than that of Hamilton and managed to overtake him on lap 10, to get behind his teammate, Verstappen, who was fighting with Leclerc for first place.
Checo had to go to the pits in the lap 20 due to tire wear, returning in fifth place. After some accidents and a safety car, the Red Bull rider recovered positions, overtaking Hamilton before the overcut and positioning himself in fourth place.
After several passes, he managed to reach second place after fighting with Russell, but super no problem. A problem with the car caused Max will leave and Checo will be in front of the two Mercedes in position two, after Leclerc.
Checo Prez highlights duel with Hamilton
After finishing second in the Australian GP, Czech Prez highlighted the rivalry he had with Lewis Hamilton throughout the race and ensured that always having them close is complicated, but entertaining.
“It was a difficult first corner, Hamilton passed me, because he braked very late. After trying to catch up with Hamilton, the virtual safety car appeared… Always with Lewis it is very entertaining, He fights you very hard, we always have good fights together.”