Sergio Perez will line up P13 on the Qatar grid with Max Verstappen on pole position.
Once again failing to make it into Q3, Christian Horner concedes qualifying is Sergio Perez’s “Achilles Heel” with the driver set to line up P13 on the Qatar grid.
The deficit, even before the lost lap time, was hard to explain for Horner with Perez’s second best time almost a second slower than his team-mate’s time. “I think it’s mentally a tough game,” added Horner. “All top-line sport is. And when you’re going up against a driver like Max and with the pressure that comes with it, that pressure only intensifies.
Perez’s troubles coupled with Verstappen’s prowess means all the latter needs is three points in Saturday’s Sprint race and he’ll wrap up the World title no matter what his team-mate does.
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