Sergio Perez was pretty much non-existent during the 2024 Brazilian Grand Prix weekend. He didn’t have a great qualifying and neither did he have a strong outing in the main 71-lap race. Sergio Perez started the event from P12 and was only able to make up one place.

His teammate Max Verstappen, on the other hand, won the event despite starting it from way down in P17. However, despite this, Perez has recently deemed the Interlagos event as one of the strongest in terms of pace. There are some positives from the weekend, and obviously, Max’s victory is very important for the team.

Momentum-wise, it has been a very strong weekend in terms of pace, so there are plenty of positives from that. I think it was one of the strongest weekends in terms of pace. Sergio Perez via Racingnews365Perez’s remarks have come as a bit of a surprise.

The RB20 was only operating at an extremely high level in the hands of Verstappen. The 34-year-old on his end, was seen struggling to get to grips with the challenger, especially during the wet Grand Prix around the Interlagos racing circuit. RELATEDFerrari ropes in tech giant worth $197.

59 billion ahead of Lewis Hamilton’ 2025 arrivalSergio Perez hoping to bring some ‘momentum’ into the rest of 2024While Sergio Perez has deemed Interlagos as a positive weekend for him and Red Bull, he is eyeing to ride on the strong pace of the RB20 in the remaining races. The sparkling Las Vegas Grand Prix is next up on the F1 calendar. Sergio Perez (via IMAGO)In 2023, Perez managed a third-place finish behind Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc at the event.

It has been a much more competitive weekend, and so hopefully, the momentum gets back to us. Sergio Perez via the same interviewThe six-time Grand Prix winner has had a torrid time behind the wheel of the Red Bull challenger this year. After 21 Rounds, Perez has only managed to amass 151 points and is currently, in eighth place in the 2024 driver’s championship.

RELATEDEx-F1 team boss left SPEECHLESS by Max Verstappen’s incredible Brazilian GP driveMax Verstappen has singlehandedly carried the burden in both the world championships and this is one of the main reasons why Perez has faced immense criticism. In recent times, it has been highly debated that one of Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda will drive for Red Bull in 2025 in place of Perez. If this certainly proves to be the case, then the ongoing campaign in all likelihood will be the Mexican driver’s last season in F1.