Sergio Perez says being caught in a combat with Charles Leclerc on his remaining flying lap value him sufficient time to be knocked out in SQ1 on the Qatar Grand Prix.
The Pink Bull driver was already near the drop zone when he began his remaining try, however had Leclerc on his inside on the run to the primary nook. Perez managed to remain forward across the exterior and proceed his lap however his enchancment wasn’t sufficiently big to tug him away from hazard and he ended up being eradicated by simply 0.013s.
“Sadly we left a little bit bit late,” Perez defined. “We had a problem with one of many anti-roll bars, after which to get my remaining lap we had been all opening gaps after which Charles got here and we had been preventing into Flip 1 and so forth, so we misplaced a few tenths there.
“It was sufficient to be knocked out, which was a disgrace as a result of I assumed we actually progressed with the automobile from P1 to qualifying — we had much more potential and it’s a disgrace that we simply ended up right here.”
Ranging from sixteenth in a Dash race that doesn’t characteristic any pit stops, Perez admits it’s unlikely he’ll be capable to pull himself into factors rivalry, with solely the highest eight automobiles scoring.
“I believe it’s going to be very troublesome. For now we’ll give attention to the remainder of the weekend,” he stated. “In such a brief race I don’t suppose there will probably be so much that we will do. However yeah, we’ll strive.”
It additionally wasn’t a very sturdy session for newly topped world champion Max Verstappen within the different Pink Bull, as he certified sixth for the Dash and feels his weekend is prone to be a battle.
“Simply no tempo, to be sincere,” Verstappen stated. “Too sluggish — I simply don’t actually have the stability to assault. Entry to mid-corner the automobile is only a bit off, in order that makes it actually troublesome round there. The very excessive velocity is OK, however every part else will not be OK and that makes it simply troublesome to push. I believe P6 is kind of the place we needs to be, possibly even P7 really, however that’s after all not the place you wish to be.
“The Dash, in all probability will probably be robust to combat the automobiles round me simply with the stability I’ve within the automobile. Then for the opposite qualifying, let’s see if we will enhance the state of affairs a bit, however I don’t immediately anticipate it to be turned the wrong way up after which it really works. It’s not been superb, let’s say it like that.”
