Red Bull F1’s Sergio Perez is confident he could drive better than ever in the final stages of the 2022 F1 season and is determined to carry that form over into 2023 and move forward with a shot at the championship.
Sergio Perez joined Red Bull in 2021 after stints at Sauber, McLaren and Force India/Racing Point, where team-mate Max Verstappen was the driver of the year before contributing to the Constructors’ title in 2022. helped win the title.
However, while Max Verstappen won the 2022 season with 15 wins, Sergio Pérez had to settle for just two wins (Monaco and Singapore), leaving him in third place in the rankings by around 150 points. finished.
Reflecting on the 2022 season, Sergio Pérez referred to his ups and downs relationship with the Red Bull RB18, but his performances on a string of flyaways, including one win in six races and three podiums, put him in good shape. He says he feels put in a position.
“I’m always working on it. I think it depends on how comfortable you are with the car at the beginning of the season. At the beginning of the season we were able to do that, but then it slipped.”
“I think as Formula 1 drivers we are always up for new challenges, but at the moment I feel like I’m in pretty much the best shape. I want to keep doing that and start next year at a very high level. I really think
Sergio Perez stresses that consistency will be key in 2023 and is looking to build on the explosive speed he showed at Red Bull and take the next step.
“2022 has started really well. We had some reliability issues at the beginning, but it’s been going well. We were in the championship mix early on,” said Sergio, 32. Perez commented.
“We had some bad races that left us out of contention for the championship, so we have some work to do with the team in that regard.”
“We need to make sure that we can maintain that consistency throughout the season so that if we have a car at a similar level next year, we will be able to fight for the title.”
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