04
May
2023
Curing key weakness has unleashed F1 title bid
The Mexican’s victory in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix has moved him to within six points of world championship leader Max Verstappen and confirmed him as a genuine challenger for the crown.
Reflecting on the Baku performance, and especially on the way he controlled the pace at the front – like in Saudi Arabia – Perez has singled out work he did with his engineers over the winter in addressing tyre management problems as triggering a transformation in his fortunes.