“He is resting to make sure he is as fit as possible for this weekend’s race,” said Red Bull.
Pérez is second in the championship behind two-time world champion Max Verstappen. He won the races in Saudi Arabia and Azerbaijan, his Dutch teammate won the other six races. The second sprint race of this year will be held on Saturday at the Grand Prix of Austria. Pérez won the first sprint race of this year in Baku (Azerbaijan). On Friday there is first a practice and then qualifying for the main race on Sunday.