Perez blames braking issues for early exit in qualifying
Having struggled for an optimal setup all through the weekend at the Mexico City Grand Prix, Red Bull driver Sergio Perez endured an early exit from qualifying, having been knocked out in Q1.
Sergio Perez wasn’t happy with his car during the three practice session at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez as he couldn’t find the limits under braking.
The Mexican driver and Red Bull were unable to fix the issues, which means that the home hero exited in Q1 for the first time in Mexico, and will only line up in P18 in front of his passionate home crowd.
Speaking of the issues, Perez noted that while he was "super disappointed", he was not surprised by the braking issues as similar problems hindered his performance in the previous two rounds, Singapore and Austin.
“It is a disappointing way to end my qualifying, we definitely had more pace but I am struggling a lot, it is similar issues to Singapore and Austin. Into the low speed I cannot brake or stop the car and as soon as I attack the braking I start sliding and locking up.
"So that is my main issue and where I am struggling the most, here it showed even more. There are four races to go and we have to get on top of the issues as a Team. I am having to modulate the braking too much and just don’t have confidence in the car.
The Mexican continued: "Here is the worst place to not perform, I am super disappointed. The Grand Prix where I wanted to do the best possible job, it is just not coming together. I hope tomorrow we can enter the points.
"I need to try and maximise the day, it is going to be very hard but I owe these fans, they are the best in the world, this is the best race in the world."
