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On the other side of the Red Bull garage, there was some frustration for Sergio Perez, who felt that more was possible after ending Sprint Qualifying in P7 amid a busy track in the final moments.
“I think we were making good progress,” the Mexican said after the session. “My [SQ2] lap one wasn’t ideal, I went deep into Turn 3, so I went again and I was finding the time. But I think we were in the mix today.
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“Unfortunately I don’t know what Esteban [Ocon] was doing there, whether he apparently had to drive really slowly. I did my final lap within half a second from him, and basically there was no chance.
“It’s a shame because I think we [had] a more promising pace today, so unfortunately we were not able to maximise it today.”
On whether what he had learned in practice had made him reasonably confident of being able to fight further forward during the rest of the weekend, Perez answered: “Yes, definitely.
“I think we should have been in the mix today, but for circumstances out of our control we didn’t end up where we needed to be, and I’m confident that tomorrow will be a better day.”
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