Sergio Perez believes his efficiency within the Azerbaijan Grand Prix was “considered one of my greatest weekends” in System 1, regardless of failing to succeed in the factors for Cadillac.
The streets of Baku have been a contented searching floor for the Mexican, who took victories on the venue in 2021 and 2023 when driving for Crimson Bull, and Perez was hopeful of a powerful consequence once more final weekend.
Though Perez loved his greatest follow outings of the season, the Cadillac driver finally fell quick in Qualifying and will solely handle P20, in addition to receiving a three-place grid drop for impeding.
However within the race, Perez managed to remain in contact with the midfield runners on his approach to P14 and his joint greatest results of the season.
“I believe it has been considered one of my greatest weekends, greatest efficiency in Baku and I’ve had some good ones right here,” stated Perez.
“I am fairly happy with that, I believe I drove at a excessive degree the entire weekend, particularly within the race however we’re merely a second, two seconds off the tempo to compete with the others.
“We stayed the entire first stint with the Williams, with the Audi, helped by the overtake mode. However on the finish, we simply did not have the straight-line velocity, we’re too draggy on the straights.
“Loads of issues we have to enhance, however as we all know, it is going to be a tough finish of the 12 months.”
Cadillac have nonetheless but to attain some extent throughout their maiden season of F1, with Valtteri Bottas‘ P13 in China the staff’s greatest consequence to this point.
Whereas no main upgrades are anticipated earlier than the tip of the season, Perez hopes the staff can enhance in different areas with a view to hit the bottom operating in 2027.
“I believe we do not have something coming to the automotive sadly however I believe operationally and pushing the staff to enhance and get the utmost out of the weekends, I believe we’re heading in that course,” he stated.
“We simply should maintain pushing quite a bit tougher as a staff and issues will come.”
