Sergio Pérez exposes Cadillac’s major problem after Italian Grand Prix

Sergio Pérez finished 18th at the Italian Grand Prix, with Cadillac teammate Valtteri Bottas one place behind, and identified a clear weakness in the team’s car: its speed on the straights.

“ It was a very difficult race for us. We were losing a lot of time on the straights, which made it extremely difficult to fight the cars around us,” Pérez said after the race at Monza.

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It was a very difficult race for us. We were losing a lot of time on the straights, which made it extremely difficult to fight the cars around us.

The Mexican driver said Cadillac’s pace through the corners was much closer to that of its rivals, making the deficit on the straight sections particularly frustrating. “Our pace in the corners was much closer to everyone else’s, so it was frustrating to see such a big difference on the straights,” he said.

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Our pace in the corners was much closer to everyone else’s, so it was frustrating to see such a big difference on the straights.

Pérez is now looking toward the next race in Madrid, which will take place on a completely new circuit for the category. He said the team expects parts that should help on the straights, along with the next Ferrari engine.

“We should have some parts coming to help us on the straights, along with the next Ferrari engine. The team is pushing hard to have everything ready as soon as possible and, hopefully, that will put us in a much stronger position for the next few races,” Pérez said.

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We should have some parts coming to help us on the straights, along with the next Ferrari engine. The team is pushing hard to have everything ready as soon as possible and, hopefully, that will put us in a much stronger position for the next few races.