Sadly, your complete weekend was a wrestle for Perez, who needed to try to get well from a disappointing qualifying when he was eradicated in Q1. The preliminary indicators had been good as he made vital progress on the opening lap, however a penalty for being out of place on the grid was step one in his race unravelling.
After injury picked up involved with Liam Lawson, and an unsuccessful try to take the quickest lap off Charles Leclerc, he was final of the categorised finishers.
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Crew Principal Christian Horner refused to substantiate Perez would see out the season on Sunday night time, describing Mexico as “a horrible weekend” for him and including, “there comes a time limit that tough choices need to be made”.
There would possibly solely be three race weekends left after this one however Pink Bull have made decisive calls earlier than. Perez can guarantee discuss of potential substitute – no less than this yr – quietens down with a aggressive end result at Interlagos.
Haas are flying
Whereas Perez could be struggling, a former group mate of his is a part of a group that’s in wonderful type. Nico Hulkenberg partnered Perez for a variety of seasons at Pressure India, however now at Haas he’s having fun with a particularly productive remaining yr earlier than his transfer to Sauber/Audi in 2025.
