Perez Calls For Solution To Frustrating F1 Problem He Struggles With

Monday, 27 November 2023 at 08:00

Red Bull Racing F1 driver Sergio Perez talked about the big problem for F1 after the 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Qualifying session.

The Mexican driver Sergio Perez struggled with qualifying sessions throughout the 2023 season, and one of the main problems he suffered from was impeding the track limits.

It happened to Perez on multiple tracks like Red Bull Ring, where he was easily fast enough for P2 but then got his lap time deleted for marginal crossing of the track limits.

The 33-year-old suffered from the same problem in Abu Dhabi when he got his final lap in Q3 deleted because of going outside track limits and, consequently, had to start the race from P9. In relation to the Qualifying session at Yas Marina Circuit, Perez told the media:

"Yes, frustration as always, especially when it's so close. And you just have to rely on the stewards. And I mean, it's what it is now, but I really hope that during the winter, we are able to find a better solution for the drivers, but also for the people back home."

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Perez was not the only driver to struggle with track limits in Abu Dhabi. Pierre Gasly also got his final lap deleted and Logan Sargeant got knocked out in Q1 because both of his lap times were deleted for track limits in turn one.

"It's as confusing as for everyone, and I don't think it looks nice, finishing qualifying, and you have teams that will be arguing this afternoon to try to get penalties on others.:

Multiple drivers addressed the same issue during the 2023 season. Valtteri Bottas recently talked about the track limits issue and expressed his confidence in FIA concerning coming up with a solution. Perez added:

"So I just feel like it's some work that we got ahead of us to try to come up with a better solution on track limits."

While some drivers suggested gravel traps or grass right behind the curbs, similar to what we see on some tracks like in Zandvoort, Perez didn't have a specific solution in mind. The Mexican driver concluded:

"Yeah, let's see what. I have no idea. You know, they should be working on a better solution than what we have now and working on the circuits. I think we create these issues for ourselves just with how the circuits are."