Sergio Perez (Red Bull Racing) finished sixth in the 2022 F1 Round 16 Italian Grand Prix.
Sergio Pérez, who started from the back of the grid, was forced to make a pit stop from the beginning due to brake trouble, but recovered to finish 6th and the fastest lap point.
At the end of the 7th lap, Sergio Perez made a pit stop and changed from medium tires to hard tires. However, Perez was told by his team that smoke was leaking from the right-front brake disc and that the brakes were slightly on fire, prompting Perez to shift the brake bias back to protect the damaged front brake. instructed.
The fire subsided quickly, but Sergio Perez dropped his position to the back of the group and aimed to recover from here.
“My race was ruined pretty quickly as I had to pit because the right front brake disc overheated and caught fire,” said Perez.
“After changing to the hard tires, I was forced to lift and coast for a few laps, and the tire temperature did not rise, so I lost a lot of lap time, so the first stint was a bad one. But I had to be very careful with the brakes, because if the brakes don’t work, I’m forced to retire, so managing the brakes was extremely important.”
“I pitted at the end of the race hoping that I might overtake Lewis[Hamilton]on the soft tyres, but unfortunately the safety car prevented me from taking that chance. I had better tires than Lewis. So it would have been nice if the race had been restarted, but unfortunately it didn’t.”
“It wasn’t a good weekend for me personally and we have a lot of work to do. We’ll be back in the simulator tomorrow and we’ll get back into a good rhythm very soon.”
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