With Red Bull Racing Honda Sergio 'Checo' Pérez continues to reach the top of the rankings and will now start fourth in the Portuguese Grand Prix this Sunday. In the first Q 1 classification, the Mexican achieved a 1: 19.337 seconds in his first and second laps at the international autodromo do algarve, he lost control of his car and got lost, although he did not suffer serious damage, so he finished in sixth place behind Carlos Sainz, Esteban Ocon, Lewis Hamilton, Lando Norris and Valtteri Bottas, who with his Mercedes was the fastest thanks to his 1 minute: 18.722 seconds.
Periodista: ‘’Checo cuéntanos las sensaciones en una clasificación compleja siempre aquí en Portimao y hoy no lo ha sido menos’’
Checo: ‘’Muy complicada la calificación el día de hoy, prácticamente hago el mismo tiempo que hice en la práctica 1 lo cual no entendemos muy bien, la pista complicada no mejora un poco agarre normalmente se va mejorando con el agarre y aquí pareciera lo contrario, entonces mucho que analizar, no me he sentido contento con el balance del auto en ningún momento y bueno a trabajar para mañana poder estar en la pelea por el Podio’’
Periodista: ‘’porque por lo menos eso sin estar del todo satisfechos de estar en el average quedando justo al lado de tu compañero mañana a la salida’’
Checo: ‘’sí creo que mañana eso puede traer buenas posiciones y bueno pelear desde el inicio no intentar poner esa’’ Interrumpe periodista: ‘’ ¿estrategia distinta?’’, Checo: ‘’bueno yo creo que vamos todos igual, la misma estrategia, pero todo dependerá a ver dónde para cada quien y a ver a qué compuesto va después, arrancamos todo por medio’’
Checo words
Journalist: ‘’ Checo, tell us about your feelings in a complex classification, always here in Portimao and today it was no less so. ’’
Checo: '' Qualifying is very complicated today, I practically do the same time as I did in practice 1, which we don't understand very well, the complicated track doesn't improve a bit, grip usually improves with grip and here it seems like On the contrary, so much to analyze, I have not felt happy with the balance of the car at any time and good to work for tomorrow to be in the fight for the Podium ''
Journalist: '' because at least that without being completely satisfied to be in the average being right next to your partner tomorrow at the start ''
Checo: '' Yes, I think that tomorrow that can bring good positions and it is good to fight from the beginning, not to try to put that one '' Interrupts journalist: '' different strategy? '', Checo: '' well I think we are all the same, the same strategy, but everything will depend on seeing where for each one and to see which compound goes next, we start everything by means of ''