Checo Pérez outside the Qatar GP

The Mexican driver was fifth when he spun and on the radio he indicated that he no longer had a transmission

The Mexican Checo Pérez thad to withdraw from Qatar Grand Prix 18 laps from the end of the penultimate date of the season Formula 1. On the radio the Mexican reported problems in the Red Bull.

The winner was his teammate, Max Verstappen2024 world champion.

Czech Perez He had a good start by gaining two starting positions and jumping to seventh place. He remained firm despite the multiple movements around him and the bumpy start that caused a safety car to be called out.

The man from Guadalajara continued in seventh place, but he did not have the rhythm to attack Carlos Sainz. This led to the pilot Ferrari to separate up to 3.4 seconds in 14 laps.

Checo was signed in his position. His race pace of 1:26.4 was far from allowing him to fight and aspire for something more. Although it was able to contain the advance of Lewis Hamiltonwho ran between four and five tenths slower than the Red Bull driver.

The Mexican’s RB20 could not provide the necessary rhythm to fight. The Mexican asked for more aerodynamic load to feel comfortable and avoid the understeer that he presented in the initial stint.

A rearview mirror on the main straight caused damage and emotions that helped Pérez. Valtteri Bottas broke the mirror and Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamilton They suffered punctures, so the safety car went out on the track, this helped Pérez who only lost 10 seconds and started in fifth position with hard tires.

Everything that Checo and the team had done well by taking advantage of the safety car ended up overboard with the restart of the race, since the man from Guadalajara spun just meters away from restarting the competition.

The Mexican accelerated and lost the car, then he was able to put it back on the track, but on the radio he reported that he had lost the transmission. However, the driver later accepted that the initial mistake was on his part in asking for so much power with such cold tires.

The next date will be in a week in Yas Marina. Abu Dhabi will close the season with the duel of McLaren and Ferrari for the open constructors’ championship.