Red Bull F1 Sergio Perez "RB18 Vulnerability is a Concern"[F1-Gate .com]

Red Bull Racing F1 driver Sergio Perez admits that the reliability of the RB18, which has retired three times in three races, is a “certain concern”, but Red Bull will solve the problem. Say you believe.

In the opening round in Bahrain, both cars retired due to fuel system problems and missed the double podium, but in Round 2 Saudi Arabia, Max Verstappen won and Sergio Perez showed competitiveness with 4th place.

However, in Round 3 Australia, Max Verstappen was forced to retire while running in 2nd place and lost points. As a result, Sergio Perez moved up to 2nd place and was able to win the podium for the first time this season.

But given the ongoing reliability issues at Red Bull Racing, it was bittersweet.

“That’s certainly a concern,” Sergio Perez said of the RB18’s vulnerability.

“We have already lost a lot of points in these first three races and can make a big difference in the championship in the end. Of course, we are aware of that.”

“The whole team back here in Milton Keynes is working hard to come up with a solution.”

“The problem with Max’s car isn’t exactly known, but we’re confident we can turn things around and start over from scratch when we return to Europe.”

However, reliability is not the only concern of Red Bull Racing.

Helmut Marko, Red Bull F1’s motorsport adviser, recently admitted that reliability is just one of the team’s problems, the other is the weight of the car and the pace of Ferrari in 2022.

Sergio Perez took second place on the podium at the F1 Australian Grand Prix, but passed the line more than 20 seconds behind Charles Leclerc, who achieved the 26th Grand Slam in F1 history.

“I think Ferrari was very strong,” said Sergio Perez.

“I couldn’t match them at any point. It’s the first weekend they’re one step ahead. I think I was really close in qualifying and racing before. I feel like I’m a little closer than it looks yesterday. I was doing it, but I think I was in another dimension today. “

“I think we were a little out of balance. I made a slight mistake in the direction of the car, so I need to analyze it. I ran the two cars in a slightly different way, so I can analyze it. It seems that the tires are a little more difficult than Ferrari. I’m confident that we can learn a lot from this weekend. ”