Perez perplexed by Verstappen: I simply could not do that
Sergio Perez admits that he was perplexed by the gap to Max Verstappen during practice sessions at the Miami Grand Prix.
The Mexican had been struggling to match the pace of his Red Bull teammate earlier in the weekend, but secured pole position in Saturday's qualifying after a crash for Charles Leclerc brought an early end to the session.
Given his prior issues at the Miami International Autodrome, Perez was even more pleased to claim P1.
"I'm very pleased, because it's been a very difficult weekend for me up to qualifying," Perez told media, including TheFOXposts.Com .
"I think this tarmac is just very different to anything else. And I was just trying to figure out how to get the maximum out of the car, out of the balance, because even on my final lap, I was still finding things out that were working better.
"So we haven't had a straightforward weekend. So it tastes a lot better once you deliver under such a bad weekend." ...