The rain hinders the pace
The first day on the track after the announcement of the two-year renewal signed with Red Bull was not easy for Sergio Perezin difficulty like all the other drivers due to the rain that poured on the circuit Montreal on the occasion of FP1 and of FP2. 9th at the end of the first session, interrupted for a long time due to heavy rainfall, the Mexican then completed the top-10 in the Canadian afternoon, which was particularly negative for the Red Bull.
FP2 uphill
In addition to Verstappen’s withdrawal after just over 20 minutes, caused a ERS failure, Perez also failed to find an ideal feeling with the RB20. In fact, changes to the car are expected for the following FP3, as admitted by ‘Checo’ himself at the end of Friday’s practice, with the first signs of the real competitiveness of the single-seater emerging on Saturday.
The first signs between FP3 and qualifying
These are the words of #11 at the end of the tests: “I think overall it was a very difficult day with the conditions we had – has explained – I believe that in qualifications it will be a lot It’s important to be on track at the right time. Already in FP2 we could see that the conditions and the track changed a lot, if we didn’t push on the right lap, the difference could be notable. We noticed some things in the car that we want to adjust, we have a good idea of where we need to make changes, but I think it’s very difficult to draw conclusions on a track that was dictated by the weather today. We made good progress with the intermediate tire, and that was quite positive, but with the slick we didn’t come out at the right time, so I’m not worried and we’ll see the competitiveness on Saturday“.
