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Checo Pérez remains optimistic with Cadillac and warns Aston Martin

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Sergio Pérez said Cadillac can compete with Aston Martin during the remainder of the Italian Grand Prix weekend after recording the 20th-fastest time in Friday practice.
  • Pérez said qualifying will be key to securing the best possible starting position for Sunday’s race.
  • The Mexican driver has finished second twice at Monza, in 2012 and three years ago.

Sergio Pérez left Friday’s practice at Monza convinced that Cadillac can give Aston Martin a fight during the rest of the Italian Grand Prix weekend. The Mexican driver posted the 20th-fastest time in the opening session, but said the team had made a strong start.

“We started strongly, which was positive,” Pérez said at the circuit. He added that Cadillac still had ground to make up, particularly ahead of the race, but believed the team had “good possibilities of fighting with the Aston Martins.”

We started strongly, which was positive.

· Sergio PérezPérez assessed Cadillac’s opening practice performance at Monza.

Pérez, 36, was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, and has six Formula One victories and 39 podium finishes. He finished runner-up in the world championship three years ago while driving for Red Bull, helping the Austrian team win the constructors’ championship in 2022 and 2023.

We still have ground to make up, especially with the race in mind, but I think we have good possibilities of fighting with the Aston Martins.

· Sergio PérezPérez expressed confidence that Cadillac could challenge Aston Martin during the weekend.

The Mexican said the immediate priority was qualifying. “The key is to have the best possible qualifying session tomorrow and put ourselves in the best starting position for Sunday’s race,” he said.

Monza has already brought Pérez two podium finishes. He finished second there in 2012 with Sauber and repeated that result three years ago with Red Bull.

The key is to have the best possible qualifying session tomorrow and put ourselves in the best starting position for Sunday’s race.

· Sergio PérezPérez identified qualifying as the main priority before the race.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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