Czech with more Q1 eliminations in 2024 than in his other three years with RB

In Las Vegas, the Mexican driver made his sixth cut in Q1 so far this season, his worst record since he arrived at Red Bull in 2021
Czech Perez He is at his lowest moment in his time as a pilot. Red Bullsince this Friday he was left out for the sixth time in Q1 during 2024, a figure that exceeds the number of eliminations he suffered during his first three years with the Austrian team, in that same round.
The Mexican was eliminated during Q1 of the Las Vegas Grand Prix finishing in sixteenth position, so he will have to start from the lower middle of the grid on Saturday night (Sunday midnight in the center of Mexico).
Checo has not been comfortable with the RB20 and the elimination in the first round on the street circuit in vegas adds to those he had in the races held in Mexico City, Sao Paulo, United Kingdom, Hungary, Canada and Monaco.
The original has added more eliminations in 2024 than those he had between 2021 and 2023.
Checo was only eliminated in Q1 during 2021 in one race, the Dutch Grand Prixwhere he qualified in sixteenth position.
2022 has been his best year in this regard, since he managed to advance to at least Q2 during all the races held.
While last year showed signs of problems. In Great Britain had to start from the sixteenth box, while in Monaco and Australia It started at the bottom of the grill.
Czech Perez He was forceful in pointing out that he is not comfortable with the RB20 and accepted that these problems may influence the confidence he wants to have in the final stretch of the 2024 season.
“I think we have a fundamental problem right now with the car that just doesn’t work for me and that’s where everything goes with the brain. You know, to try to fix it instead of compromising and by the time we get to the weekends we just explore a lot of things and it’s hard to make it work,” declared the man from Guadalajara when asked about his performance.