Checo Pérez is hungry for a title. The Red Bull driver spoke with his fans through social networks and analyzed the start of the Formula 1 World Championship: “I hope to achieve victories this year, of course, but it doesn’t matter how many, but that they are enough to win the title”he said and added: I hope to be in the fightbecause I have had very bad luck in these first two races (Bahrain, DNF and Saudi Arabia, he finished fourth) and could be first or secondThis World Cup promises a lot this year”.
The Mexican driver got the first pole position of his racing career at the Saudi Arabian GP and finished fourth on Sunday behind Max Verstappen (first position), charles leclerc (second step of the podium) and Carlos Sainz (third). “If I made it there -the pole- I can do it anywhere, he highlighted. It is the first time that Checo manages to overtake Max in the classification with a similar car. “With Verstappen I have a very good relationship, we are more alike than people think, F1 is not everything, we have a life outside of sport and that is why we have respect and a good relationship, we have good times together, which is important. for the team,” he explained in statements to Fox.
In addition, he also spoke of the rivalry with ferrari: “Having another team fighting at the top is interesting, but it will be important for Ferrari to see how they can maintain this pace because the championship is very demanding until the last race” and about your renewal: “I have been in Formula 1 for 12 years. I am so focused on my season that I have not even thought about it. I am focused on giving the best results. It will come and it will be a quick talk in any direction, but it is something that I have not thought about” , sentenced.
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At the moment, Charles Leclerc is the leader of the drivers’ championship in the F1 World Championship. Carlos Sainz is second and Max Verstappen, third. Czech is seventh.