Horner's Gives Supportive Reaction To Perez's Performance In Hungary

Wednesday, 24 July 2024 at 22:00

Christian Horner gave a supportive reaction to Sergio Perez's performance in the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix.

Sergio Perez had a very challenging start to the 13th round of the season in Hungary when he crashed his car in the first part of the qualifying session, which meant he had to start the race from P16.

Such an unfortunate situation couldn't have happened to the Mexican driver during a worse period than this, now that rumors about his replacement are swirling around.

The 34-year-old knew that if he wanted to retain his seat at Red Bull, he had to show the best he had. Ultimately, he finished the race in P7, which was perhaps the maximum he could have achieved.

Speaking to the media after the race, Red Bull Racing team principal Christain Horner said about Checo's performance:

"Checo's race starting on the Hard, he dropped behind Russell, then as soon as he got a bit into clear air after that first pit stop, his pace is similar to the McLarens. So he's actually driven a good race today."

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"I think the strategy with Checo getting the undercut on George and pitting a bit earlier at that point actually worked really well for him today."

Finishing in P7 meant that Perez matched his best result in the last seven races, which he achieved during the Austrian Grand Prix.

"So I think he had good pace. He made some good passes, and hopefully, we'll have taken a lot of confidence out of that."

"That was probably Checo's strongest race since China, I would say, so yeah, he should take some confidence out of today's race. If he'd have qualified more in position yesterday he'd have been in a much more competitive position."

During the weekend in Hungary, Perez still fell one position lower in the Drivers' Championship as Lewis Hamilton (who scored a P3) overtook him.