The Mexican driver won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix ahead of his Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen.
Mexican Sergio Perez (Red Bull)winner of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix ahead of his teammate Max Verstappen on Sunday, after the race: “We really did the job in the first stint. The safety car changed things a bit, but we picked up the pace afterwards. I was close to victory last year (he finished 4th, editor’s note) and this time, I’m doing it. The team did an incredible job. We took care of all our mechanical problems. We will continue to attack hard, the important thing is to have secured this double today. We still have work to do on our starts, we have to improve them.»
Max Verstappensecond in the Grand Prix and leader of the world championship:
«It was not easy to come back to the peloton. In the first sector, I was trying to follow. I was sliding a lot but then I had a good pace. (Regarding the mechanical problems at the end of the race) Until the end, I had a problem but we had a big margin on our pursuers. I knew I could go for that best lap point, I went for it.»