Perez finished in eighth place, trailing his Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen by eight-tenths of a second at Formula 1’s Austrian Grand Prix. Perez believes that his lack of fresh tires affected his performance and that his deficit to Verstappen does not accurately reflect his capabilities. Despite starting on worn tires in the Q3 segment, Perez’s gap to Lando Norris in second place was less than five-tenths. Perez expressed frustration at not having the opportunity to secure a higher grid position due to tight margins and tire usage. In the Sprint race, Perez was unable to make progress and dropped to eighth place behind Charles Leclerc. However, Perez remains hopeful that he can challenge the Ferraris, McLarens, and Mercedes cars in the main race. Red Bull team boss Christian Horner emphasized the importance of Perez closing the gap to Verstappen and vowed to support him in identifying the factors that have caused his performance to decline.
George Russell clinched the win for Mercedes in the 71-lap race at Speilberg. The Mercedes F1 team has been making impressive progress since the Monaco GP. They have...
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