Max Verstappen won the race in Miami, and Sergio Perez, due to problems with the power plant, finished only fourth …
Max Ferstappen (1st): “Good race. I had a good start when I was able to climb to second place. Throughout the weekend, I was not able to start normally, so I did not know what to expect from the start of the race. However, this time I confidently set off and saw the opportunity to overtake Carlos on the outer radius. I think I made a great maneuver, but it must be said that we both left enough room for each other.
After that, I immediately began to pursue Charles, who began to have problems with the front right tire. In the end, I managed to overtake him, which was the key moment of the race. Then I created a gap, and following switching to Hard, Charles and I rode at the same pace, exchanging the best laps.
That’s why I wasn’t happy regarding the safety car coming out, but that’s what happens in racing. In some races, he plays into your hands, in some once morest you, so there is no point in complaining.
After the restart, we once more fought with Charles. On the first laps I had trouble warming up the tires, but when I did, I was able to take off right away.”
Sergio Perez (4th): “At first everything went well, but at some point there was a problem with one of the sensors of the power plant, and I lost regarding seven seconds in two laps. After that, the race was unsuccessful.
The motor lost power, the lag in straight line speed was too big, so even with the help of DRS I might not get close to Carlos. I tried very hard to keep up with him in the corners, the tires were overheating, so as soon as the opportunity arose, I tried to attack, but outside the trajectory the track was too muddy. After that, I might no longer get close to him.
We still need to work on reliability. Every weekend we have different problems. Fortunately, this time we managed to finish, although at some point we were really close to retirement.
