Sprint race, Perez didn’t start at the traffic lights: “I wanted to increase the gap to those in front”

La Sprint race di Sergio Perez In Qatar It was catastrophic. Checo served it from the pit lane Red Bull Some tests were carried out, of course also on the setup, as the wing change a few laps before the end showed. The strange thing was at the start: The Mexican did not set off immediately when the traffic light in the pit lane turned green and also let Colapinto, who also started from the garage, pass him. The team’s pilot Milton Keynes explained in a few words the reason for his alleged “fool”.

“I wanted to open a gap to those in front – Perez said. Our goal was to have as much clean air as possible and that was the main thing I was thinking about.

In partial confirmation are the words of Christian HornerRed Bull team boss on the subject: “On a day when we couldn’t have scored any points with him, the best choice was to collect as much information as possible and that’s exactly what we did.” We have some now interesting data that we need to analyze before the next session and hope we can make the most of it. I still have to take care of him, Because he seemed a little surprised by the situation and Colapinto passed him. We still managed to collect useful data from Checo during the mini race. We also changed the front of the car and received positive feedback that we can hopefully use this afternoon.”