“We managed to keep the damage to a minimum,” Perez told Checo.

mexican pilot Sergio “Checo” Perez (Red Bull) assured that this Sunday at the Australian Grand Prix damage has been minimized taking fifth place after starting from the pit lane.

in your account twitter, Perez posted a message in which he spoke about his recovery, for which he was named “Pilot of the Day”, with which he received a bonus.

“What a crazy race! In the end, we recovered well. and we managed to minimize the damage from a very disappointing Saturday. Good result for the team at the end. Now I’m looking forward to the next one in Baku,” said a man from Guadalajara.

Next race, Azerbaijan Grand Prix, It will be held on April 30 in Baku.

What a crazy race! In the end, we recovered well and managed to minimize the damage from a very disappointing Saturday.
Good result for the team at the end. Now I’m looking forward to the next one in Baku. #australingp pic.twitter.com/oZF8IjBU65

— Sergio Perez (@SChecoPerez) April 2, 2023

For their part, the Dutch Max Verstappen (Red Bull), which extended its lead at the head of the F1 World Championship by winning Sunday’s crazy Australian Grand Prix, which ran – with three red flags – at Melbourne’s semi-urban Albert Park circuit. that he is “happy with the victory” but that “it was a tough race”.

“I am happy with my victory, but it was a difficult race; we didn’t need such a long race to decide. Many drivers were confused by the need for this last red flag. Today was a tough day,” said Verstappen, 25, who achieved his 37th F1 victory, his second of the season, ahead of England’s Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) and Spaniard Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin). who finished third and at the age of 41 signed his 101st top class podium finish.

“I had a bad start,” Mad Max explained. it started from the “pole”, about the first of three that happened – two from the grid and another from the “pit lane” behind the safety car – this Sunday at Albert Park.

“It wasn’t good, that first walk. But then I was careful; because I had something to lose. The pace was “good”; and the first of the two red flags at the end is understandable and the second is not,” explained the new sports icon from the Netherlands, who now leading the World Championships with 69 points, fifteen more than his teammate Sergio Pérez – fifth this Sunday – and a 24-point lead over Alonso.

“It was a real mess, everything is very messy at the end, so II tried to stay away from any problems and, fortunately, we again achieved victory; so I am very happy,” said Verstappen after the first victory in Australia.

(According to information from EFE And Aristegui News)