{"id":281205,"date":"2025-04-14T00:06:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T00:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/14\/sergio-perez-laments-terrible-day-after-qualifying-shocker\/"},"modified":"2025-04-14T00:06:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T00:06:11","slug":"sergio-perez-laments-terrible-day-after-qualifying-shocker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/14\/sergio-perez-laments-terrible-day-after-qualifying-shocker\/","title":{"rendered":"Sergio Perez laments \u2018terrible\u2019 day after qualifying shocker"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Red Bull driver Sergio Perez bemoaned a terrible day at the Australian Grand Prix after a slide into gravel in qualifying left him back of the grid for Sunday\u2019s race and dented his championship hopes.<\/p>\n

The Mexican, one point shy of team mate Max Verstappen in the Formula One title race, locked up at turn three at Albert Park and beached himself in the gravel on his first out lap in the opening session of qualifying.<\/p>\n

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Verstappen, meanwhile, took pole position, his first in Australia and second in the season\u2019s first three races.<\/p>\n

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Very happy with my Quali and to be on Pole here in Melbourne! <\/p>\n

Looking forward to tomorrow’s race @redbullracing<\/a> \ud83d\udcaa pic.twitter.com\/1NeVSsLwbd<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Max Verstappen (@Max33Verstappen) April 1, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cIt was really bad, it was a terrible day. Already in FP3 we had this issue,\u201d Perez told reporters.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe thought we fixed it but obviously we didn\u2019t so I really hope that come tomorrow (on) race day we are able to fix it because otherwise it will be really difficult to race like this.\u201d <\/p>\n

The qualifying skid followed trouble through free practice earlier on Saturday as Perez repeatedly slid off track.<\/p>\n

He was confined to the team\u2019s garage for much of the practice session as engineers worked on his car.<\/p>\n

It was a huge come-down for Perez, who won from pole at the last race in Jeddah and came to Albert Park declaring he could challenge Verstappen for the championship.<\/p>\n

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Rewind to Q1, and a dramatic early exit for Sergio Perez \ud83d\ude2e#AusGP<\/a> #F1<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/HlRB2QxQEg<\/a><\/p>\n

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Perez declined to talk about his car\u2019s problem but team boss Christian Horner suggested there might be an issue with the car\u2019s engine management software.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt was just a horrible (practice) session,\u201d Horner told Sky TV.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat first run on the soft tyres nothing went right for him and then you end up on the back foot and pushing too hard and then you try and nick a bit in the braking zones and so on.<\/p>\n

\u201cGoing into qualifying it wasn\u2019t the ideal build-up for him.<\/p>\n

\u201cConfidence is so crucial and to that point this week and yesterday he looked very, very strong.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n