I am not simply an F1 road circuit specialist

The Mexican’s triumph on the current Azerbaijan Grand Prix has put him firmly in to world title competition as he hunts down Crimson Bull team-mate Max Verstappen.

However, with 5 of his six F1 race victories having come on road circuits, there stay query marks over whether or not he can ship success at extra conventional venues.

But Perez believes that the progress he has made in unlocking efficiency from his Crimson Bull, which he has seen as key to beating Verstappen in Saudi Arabia and Baku this yr, will work simply as effectively at regular circuits.

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“The explanation I am sturdy on these circuits is as a result of I’m able to play with the automotive way more than I used to,” he stated.

“So I see no purpose why, after we go to completely different circuits, I’m not capable of play with the automotive the identical means I have been doing.”

Perez thinks that it is his confidence find the restrict of a automotive, and coping with the additional strain that comes from racing so near partitions, which are key to explaining why he’s so good on road tracks.

“I believe on the street circuits you must be very sturdy within the race, and really sturdy with the strain,” he stated.

“You’ve got to have the ability to deal with the strain since you’re not capable of make errors. If you happen to do a small mistake, in a standard circuit, you will get away with it. 

“However within the streets, you can not get away with these errors. And I in all probability have extra confidence than others come race day. 

“On the finish of the day, the way in which I gained in Baku on pure tempo, it would not matter if it is a road circuit or a everlasting circuit. If I am ready to try this in Baku I can try this wherever.”

Perez has been left free to race Verstappen to date this season, and is certain that the open coverage between the pair will keep in pressure to provide him an equal shot of the title.

“I do imagine that the workforce will give me as a lot assist as they do with Max, as that’s what they have been doing since just about the beginning of the season,” he stated.

“In that regard, I believe now we have to understand that so much from Crimson Bull. It will be very straightforward for Crimson Bull to implement workforce orders from lap 20, to take care of the automobiles and ensure now we have a really dependable automotive and so forth. 

“However no, in Jeddah and in Baku, we have pushed flat out all through the race, and we hit the wall a number of occasions each drivers.”