Perez: “Happy with fifth place in a complicated weekend”

He leaves Austin towards the long-awaited Mexico with the glass half full there Force India, withdrawn due to accident with Hulkenberg, but from top 5 with Perez, back in form after the podium in Sochi.

“I'm happy to have concluded this difficult weekend with a fifth place – Sergio's thoughts – At the start of the race in the wet I didn't have the pace and the intermediates wore out quickly, then when I mounted the slicks I struggled to find the grip. At the end I could have caught up with Verstappen, who was in crisis on the soft tyres, but I didn't have enough laps available."

“It's frustrating to have had to end such a promising and interesting race like this – the disappointment of Nico – I thought I could overtake Ricciardo, but it didn't work. When I returned to the garage they warned me that my front wing had been damaged in a previous duel and that it had finally given way when I collided with Daniel. Sin. In this way I missed important points. I can't wait to do it again next week."

Chiara Rainis