Perez Aiming 'To Make Up' For Previous Disappointment In Abu Dhabi

Wednesday, 04 December 2024 at 22:00

Red Bull Racing F1 driver Sergio Perez stated he was aiming to finish the 2024 season on a high at the final race in Abu Dhabi.

The 2024 season might have been the toughest in Sergio Perez's career so far. The Mexican driver currently stands eighth in the drivers' championship, 277 points behind his teammate and the championship winner Max Verstappen.

The 34-year-old has not finished in the top five since the 2024 Miami Grand Prix - 17 race weekend ago. The second half of the season was particularly challenging for Checo.

The Red Bull Racing driver scored only 21 points since the summer break (last nine race weekends). He came close to finishing in the top five, and perhaps even higher, during the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix, but he spun out behind the safety car and shortly after had to retire his car due to a technical problem.

Speaking ahead of the final race of the 2024 season, the Mexican F1 driver emphasized how important it is for him to finish the year on a high.

"Heading to Abu Dhabi, it's important to me to have a very strong final race of the season. I owe the Team and myself a solid, all round performance across the weekend."

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"We have been seeing improvements week on week recently and the pace has been there, now we need to put it together."

"Everything was going so well in Qatar and the podium was in our sights. It's frustrating for everyone that we couldn't convert that positive position in the race into something more."

"The aim in Abu Dhabi will be to make up for that disappointment. It has been a very up and down season for me and I will be giving everything I have to end it on a high."