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Checo Pérez Eyes First Points for Cadillac as Performance Improves

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Sergio Pérez acknowledges that his first points as a Cadillac driver in Formula 1 are within reach after a challenging start.
  • He has shown improvement, with a tenth-place finish in Monaco penalized, and a fourteenth in Barcelona marking his best result so far.
  • Pérez believes the team is closing the gap, especially in single-lap performance, and hopes a new upgrade will further improve their competitiveness.

Sergio Pérez is optimistic about scoring his first points for the Cadillac Formula 1 team, recognizing that the breakthrough is close. After a difficult beginning to the season, the Mexican driver has steadily improved, coming tantalizingly close to points finishes.

We can see that we are getting closer to the midfield, especially on a single lap.

— Sergio PérezReflecting on the team's performance ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix.

In Monaco, Pérez crossed the finish line in tenth place, which would have earned a point, but a subsequent penalty relegated him to fifteenth. His best result to date for Cadillac was a fourteenth-place finish in Barcelona just a couple of weeks ago. "We can see that we are getting closer to the midfield, especially on a single lap," Pérez reflected ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix.

He acknowledged that tire degradation remains an area for improvement. "We still lack a bit in terms of degradation, in tire degradation," he added. However, he expressed hope that a new upgrade brought to the current race would help close the gap further. Pérez's 15 seasons of experience in Formula 1 make him a formidable competitor, and other drivers know that as Cadillac progresses, he will become a significant rival.

We still lack a bit in terms of degradation, in tire degradation.

— Sergio PérezIdentifying areas for improvement in the car's performance.

"Once we are there, it will come down to the small details," Pérez stated. He believes the team is making substantial operational improvements. "I think, operationally, the team has been improving quite a lot, taking really big steps so far. So yes, hopefully, this upgrade can put us much closer to where we intend to be."

Once we are there, it will come down to the small details.

— Sergio PérezDiscussing the fine margins in Formula 1 racing.

Pérez considers the initial phase of integrating into Cadillac complete, with the next objective being to consistently compete at the front of the field. He is confident that this is an ongoing process.

I think, operationally, the team has been improving quite a lot, taking really big steps so far. So yes, hopefully, this upgrade can put us much closer to where we intend to be.

— Sergio PérezPraising the team's operational progress and the potential impact of upgrades.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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