Polesitter Verstappen reported a caught brake from the beginning of the Melbourne race and after the problem made him lose the result in Sainz on lap 2, the Dutchman’s proper rear brake lastly gave up on lap 4, forcing him to retire.
However Ferrari’s race efficiency and the best way it dealt with entrance tyre graining, which had already appeared promising in observe, has prompted Perez to say that Sainz would have crushed Verstappen the race anyway.
“Completely,” he replied when Sky Sports activities F1 requested him if Ferrari nonetheless would have triumphed with out Verstappen’s points.
“I feel simply as a staff, we simply did not have the tempo right this moment. We did not have the tempo all through the weekend.
“We have been struggling already from Friday and we by no means bought on high of the administration of tyres.”
Perez himself completed fifth after struggling to maneuver up the sector from sixth on the grid and believes circuits the place the entrance tyres are put underneath extra stress than the rears, like Albert Park, are a weak spot for the Milton Keynes outfit.
“We have been struggling early on, we may see that Ferrari and McLaren have been a step forward of us. I feel we simply could not get the steadiness in a window. And there’s some work to do for the approaching races.
Sergio Perez, Crimson Bull Racing RB20
Photograph by: Sam Bloxham / Motorsport Photos
“We already noticed final 12 months in a monitor like this – for instance, Las Vegas a front-limited monitor – Ferrari was so much stronger than us so we simply could not take care of the entrance tyres.”
Perez’s case wasn’t helped by incurring a three-place grid penalty for impeding in qualifying, which shuffled him again from third to sixth on the beginning grid.
That meant he ate up his tyres behind the struggling Mercedes of George Russell in the beginning of the race.
Within the remaining stint, he was additionally unable to make any inroads on fourth-placed Oscar Piastri within the McLaren, as an alternative falling 18 seconds behind earlier than Russell’s crash.
“Yeah, the race would have appeared a little bit bit totally different to the way it appeared, as a result of mainly the primary stint we simply [got stuck] behind Russell,” he defined.
“Shedding the place to him was very damaging and, yeah… only a very dangerous weekend. Loads of understanding for us to do.”
Extra reporting by Adam Cooper
Polesitter Verstappen reported a caught brake from the beginning of the Melbourne race and after the problem made him lose the result in Sainz on lap 2, the Dutchman’s proper rear brake lastly gave up on lap 4, forcing him to retire.
However Ferrari’s race efficiency and the best way it dealt with entrance tyre graining, which had already appeared promising in observe, has prompted Perez to say that Sainz would have crushed Verstappen the race anyway.
“Completely,” he replied when Sky Sports activities F1 requested him if Ferrari nonetheless would have triumphed with out Verstappen’s points.
“I feel simply as a staff, we simply did not have the tempo right this moment. We did not have the tempo all through the weekend.
“We have been struggling already from Friday and we by no means bought on high of the administration of tyres.”
Perez himself completed fifth after struggling to maneuver up the sector from sixth on the grid and believes circuits the place the entrance tyres are put underneath extra stress than the rears, like Albert Park, are a weak spot for the Milton Keynes outfit.
“We have been struggling early on, we may see that Ferrari and McLaren have been a step forward of us. I feel we simply could not get the steadiness in a window. And there’s some work to do for the approaching races.
Sergio Perez, Crimson Bull Racing RB20
Photograph by: Sam Bloxham / Motorsport Photos
“We already noticed final 12 months in a monitor like this – for instance, Las Vegas a front-limited monitor – Ferrari was so much stronger than us so we simply could not take care of the entrance tyres.”
Perez’s case wasn’t helped by incurring a three-place grid penalty for impeding in qualifying, which shuffled him again from third to sixth on the beginning grid.
That meant he ate up his tyres behind the struggling Mercedes of George Russell in the beginning of the race.
Within the remaining stint, he was additionally unable to make any inroads on fourth-placed Oscar Piastri within the McLaren, as an alternative falling 18 seconds behind earlier than Russell’s crash.
“Yeah, the race would have appeared a little bit bit totally different to the way it appeared, as a result of mainly the primary stint we simply [got stuck] behind Russell,” he defined.
“Shedding the place to him was very damaging and, yeah… only a very dangerous weekend. Loads of understanding for us to do.”
Extra reporting by Adam Cooper
Polesitter Verstappen reported a caught brake from the beginning of the Melbourne race and after the problem made him lose the result in Sainz on lap 2, the Dutchman’s proper rear brake lastly gave up on lap 4, forcing him to retire.
However Ferrari’s race efficiency and the best way it dealt with entrance tyre graining, which had already appeared promising in observe, has prompted Perez to say that Sainz would have crushed Verstappen the race anyway.
“Completely,” he replied when Sky Sports activities F1 requested him if Ferrari nonetheless would have triumphed with out Verstappen’s points.
“I feel simply as a staff, we simply did not have the tempo right this moment. We did not have the tempo all through the weekend.
“We have been struggling already from Friday and we by no means bought on high of the administration of tyres.”
Perez himself completed fifth after struggling to maneuver up the sector from sixth on the grid and believes circuits the place the entrance tyres are put underneath extra stress than the rears, like Albert Park, are a weak spot for the Milton Keynes outfit.
“We have been struggling early on, we may see that Ferrari and McLaren have been a step forward of us. I feel we simply could not get the steadiness in a window. And there’s some work to do for the approaching races.
Sergio Perez, Crimson Bull Racing RB20
Photograph by: Sam Bloxham / Motorsport Photos
“We already noticed final 12 months in a monitor like this – for instance, Las Vegas a front-limited monitor – Ferrari was so much stronger than us so we simply could not take care of the entrance tyres.”
Perez’s case wasn’t helped by incurring a three-place grid penalty for impeding in qualifying, which shuffled him again from third to sixth on the beginning grid.
That meant he ate up his tyres behind the struggling Mercedes of George Russell in the beginning of the race.
Within the remaining stint, he was additionally unable to make any inroads on fourth-placed Oscar Piastri within the McLaren, as an alternative falling 18 seconds behind earlier than Russell’s crash.
“Yeah, the race would have appeared a little bit bit totally different to the way it appeared, as a result of mainly the primary stint we simply [got stuck] behind Russell,” he defined.
“Shedding the place to him was very damaging and, yeah… only a very dangerous weekend. Loads of understanding for us to do.”
Extra reporting by Adam Cooper
Polesitter Verstappen reported a caught brake from the beginning of the Melbourne race and after the problem made him lose the result in Sainz on lap 2, the Dutchman’s proper rear brake lastly gave up on lap 4, forcing him to retire.
However Ferrari’s race efficiency and the best way it dealt with entrance tyre graining, which had already appeared promising in observe, has prompted Perez to say that Sainz would have crushed Verstappen the race anyway.
“Completely,” he replied when Sky Sports activities F1 requested him if Ferrari nonetheless would have triumphed with out Verstappen’s points.
“I feel simply as a staff, we simply did not have the tempo right this moment. We did not have the tempo all through the weekend.
“We have been struggling already from Friday and we by no means bought on high of the administration of tyres.”
Perez himself completed fifth after struggling to maneuver up the sector from sixth on the grid and believes circuits the place the entrance tyres are put underneath extra stress than the rears, like Albert Park, are a weak spot for the Milton Keynes outfit.
“We have been struggling early on, we may see that Ferrari and McLaren have been a step forward of us. I feel we simply could not get the steadiness in a window. And there’s some work to do for the approaching races.
Sergio Perez, Crimson Bull Racing RB20
Photograph by: Sam Bloxham / Motorsport Photos
“We already noticed final 12 months in a monitor like this – for instance, Las Vegas a front-limited monitor – Ferrari was so much stronger than us so we simply could not take care of the entrance tyres.”
Perez’s case wasn’t helped by incurring a three-place grid penalty for impeding in qualifying, which shuffled him again from third to sixth on the beginning grid.
That meant he ate up his tyres behind the struggling Mercedes of George Russell in the beginning of the race.
Within the remaining stint, he was additionally unable to make any inroads on fourth-placed Oscar Piastri within the McLaren, as an alternative falling 18 seconds behind earlier than Russell’s crash.
“Yeah, the race would have appeared a little bit bit totally different to the way it appeared, as a result of mainly the primary stint we simply [got stuck] behind Russell,” he defined.
“Shedding the place to him was very damaging and, yeah… only a very dangerous weekend. Loads of understanding for us to do.”
Extra reporting by Adam Cooper
Polesitter Verstappen reported a caught brake from the beginning of the Melbourne race and after the problem made him lose the result in Sainz on lap 2, the Dutchman’s proper rear brake lastly gave up on lap 4, forcing him to retire.
However Ferrari’s race efficiency and the best way it dealt with entrance tyre graining, which had already appeared promising in observe, has prompted Perez to say that Sainz would have crushed Verstappen the race anyway.
“Completely,” he replied when Sky Sports activities F1 requested him if Ferrari nonetheless would have triumphed with out Verstappen’s points.
“I feel simply as a staff, we simply did not have the tempo right this moment. We did not have the tempo all through the weekend.
“We have been struggling already from Friday and we by no means bought on high of the administration of tyres.”
Perez himself completed fifth after struggling to maneuver up the sector from sixth on the grid and believes circuits the place the entrance tyres are put underneath extra stress than the rears, like Albert Park, are a weak spot for the Milton Keynes outfit.
“We have been struggling early on, we may see that Ferrari and McLaren have been a step forward of us. I feel we simply could not get the steadiness in a window. And there’s some work to do for the approaching races.
Sergio Perez, Crimson Bull Racing RB20
Photograph by: Sam Bloxham / Motorsport Photos
“We already noticed final 12 months in a monitor like this – for instance, Las Vegas a front-limited monitor – Ferrari was so much stronger than us so we simply could not take care of the entrance tyres.”
Perez’s case wasn’t helped by incurring a three-place grid penalty for impeding in qualifying, which shuffled him again from third to sixth on the beginning grid.
That meant he ate up his tyres behind the struggling Mercedes of George Russell in the beginning of the race.
Within the remaining stint, he was additionally unable to make any inroads on fourth-placed Oscar Piastri within the McLaren, as an alternative falling 18 seconds behind earlier than Russell’s crash.
“Yeah, the race would have appeared a little bit bit totally different to the way it appeared, as a result of mainly the primary stint we simply [got stuck] behind Russell,” he defined.
“Shedding the place to him was very damaging and, yeah… only a very dangerous weekend. Loads of understanding for us to do.”
Extra reporting by Adam Cooper
Polesitter Verstappen reported a caught brake from the beginning of the Melbourne race and after the problem made him lose the result in Sainz on lap 2, the Dutchman’s proper rear brake lastly gave up on lap 4, forcing him to retire.
However Ferrari’s race efficiency and the best way it dealt with entrance tyre graining, which had already appeared promising in observe, has prompted Perez to say that Sainz would have crushed Verstappen the race anyway.
“Completely,” he replied when Sky Sports activities F1 requested him if Ferrari nonetheless would have triumphed with out Verstappen’s points.
“I feel simply as a staff, we simply did not have the tempo right this moment. We did not have the tempo all through the weekend.
“We have been struggling already from Friday and we by no means bought on high of the administration of tyres.”
Perez himself completed fifth after struggling to maneuver up the sector from sixth on the grid and believes circuits the place the entrance tyres are put underneath extra stress than the rears, like Albert Park, are a weak spot for the Milton Keynes outfit.
“We have been struggling early on, we may see that Ferrari and McLaren have been a step forward of us. I feel we simply could not get the steadiness in a window. And there’s some work to do for the approaching races.
Sergio Perez, Crimson Bull Racing RB20
Photograph by: Sam Bloxham / Motorsport Photos
“We already noticed final 12 months in a monitor like this – for instance, Las Vegas a front-limited monitor – Ferrari was so much stronger than us so we simply could not take care of the entrance tyres.”
Perez’s case wasn’t helped by incurring a three-place grid penalty for impeding in qualifying, which shuffled him again from third to sixth on the beginning grid.
That meant he ate up his tyres behind the struggling Mercedes of George Russell in the beginning of the race.
Within the remaining stint, he was additionally unable to make any inroads on fourth-placed Oscar Piastri within the McLaren, as an alternative falling 18 seconds behind earlier than Russell’s crash.
“Yeah, the race would have appeared a little bit bit totally different to the way it appeared, as a result of mainly the primary stint we simply [got stuck] behind Russell,” he defined.
“Shedding the place to him was very damaging and, yeah… only a very dangerous weekend. Loads of understanding for us to do.”
Extra reporting by Adam Cooper
Polesitter Verstappen reported a caught brake from the beginning of the Melbourne race and after the problem made him lose the result in Sainz on lap 2, the Dutchman’s proper rear brake lastly gave up on lap 4, forcing him to retire.
However Ferrari’s race efficiency and the best way it dealt with entrance tyre graining, which had already appeared promising in observe, has prompted Perez to say that Sainz would have crushed Verstappen the race anyway.
“Completely,” he replied when Sky Sports activities F1 requested him if Ferrari nonetheless would have triumphed with out Verstappen’s points.
“I feel simply as a staff, we simply did not have the tempo right this moment. We did not have the tempo all through the weekend.
“We have been struggling already from Friday and we by no means bought on high of the administration of tyres.”
Perez himself completed fifth after struggling to maneuver up the sector from sixth on the grid and believes circuits the place the entrance tyres are put underneath extra stress than the rears, like Albert Park, are a weak spot for the Milton Keynes outfit.
“We have been struggling early on, we may see that Ferrari and McLaren have been a step forward of us. I feel we simply could not get the steadiness in a window. And there’s some work to do for the approaching races.
Sergio Perez, Crimson Bull Racing RB20
Photograph by: Sam Bloxham / Motorsport Photos
“We already noticed final 12 months in a monitor like this – for instance, Las Vegas a front-limited monitor – Ferrari was so much stronger than us so we simply could not take care of the entrance tyres.”
Perez’s case wasn’t helped by incurring a three-place grid penalty for impeding in qualifying, which shuffled him again from third to sixth on the beginning grid.
That meant he ate up his tyres behind the struggling Mercedes of George Russell in the beginning of the race.
Within the remaining stint, he was additionally unable to make any inroads on fourth-placed Oscar Piastri within the McLaren, as an alternative falling 18 seconds behind earlier than Russell’s crash.
“Yeah, the race would have appeared a little bit bit totally different to the way it appeared, as a result of mainly the primary stint we simply [got stuck] behind Russell,” he defined.
“Shedding the place to him was very damaging and, yeah… only a very dangerous weekend. Loads of understanding for us to do.”
Extra reporting by Adam Cooper
Polesitter Verstappen reported a caught brake from the beginning of the Melbourne race and after the problem made him lose the result in Sainz on lap 2, the Dutchman’s proper rear brake lastly gave up on lap 4, forcing him to retire.
However Ferrari’s race efficiency and the best way it dealt with entrance tyre graining, which had already appeared promising in observe, has prompted Perez to say that Sainz would have crushed Verstappen the race anyway.
“Completely,” he replied when Sky Sports activities F1 requested him if Ferrari nonetheless would have triumphed with out Verstappen’s points.
“I feel simply as a staff, we simply did not have the tempo right this moment. We did not have the tempo all through the weekend.
“We have been struggling already from Friday and we by no means bought on high of the administration of tyres.”
Perez himself completed fifth after struggling to maneuver up the sector from sixth on the grid and believes circuits the place the entrance tyres are put underneath extra stress than the rears, like Albert Park, are a weak spot for the Milton Keynes outfit.
“We have been struggling early on, we may see that Ferrari and McLaren have been a step forward of us. I feel we simply could not get the steadiness in a window. And there’s some work to do for the approaching races.
Sergio Perez, Crimson Bull Racing RB20
Photograph by: Sam Bloxham / Motorsport Photos
“We already noticed final 12 months in a monitor like this – for instance, Las Vegas a front-limited monitor – Ferrari was so much stronger than us so we simply could not take care of the entrance tyres.”
Perez’s case wasn’t helped by incurring a three-place grid penalty for impeding in qualifying, which shuffled him again from third to sixth on the beginning grid.
That meant he ate up his tyres behind the struggling Mercedes of George Russell in the beginning of the race.
Within the remaining stint, he was additionally unable to make any inroads on fourth-placed Oscar Piastri within the McLaren, as an alternative falling 18 seconds behind earlier than Russell’s crash.
“Yeah, the race would have appeared a little bit bit totally different to the way it appeared, as a result of mainly the primary stint we simply [got stuck] behind Russell,” he defined.
“Shedding the place to him was very damaging and, yeah… only a very dangerous weekend. Loads of understanding for us to do.”
Extra reporting by Adam Cooper