Sergio Perez: What happened to today| Baby| New baby

Sergio Michel “Checo” Perez Mendoza, is a Mexican racing driver who races in Formula One for Red Bull Racing, having previously driven for Sauber, McLaren, Force India, and Racing Point.

Sergio Perez: What happened to today| Baby| New baby

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Sergio Perez says his disappointing showing in Spanish Grand Prix qualifying can be traced to a “very costly” absence from the opening Friday practice, in which his Red Bull was driven by Juri Vips instead.

A new rule this season mandates that each team give at least two practice sessions to rookie-status drivers across the year, which meant Red Bull – which would previously have had AlphaTauri run its juniors on race weekends – elected to replace Perez with F2 racer Vips in FP1 at Barcelona.

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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has explained the promising feedback Lewis Hamilton gave him after Saturday’s qualifying session for the Spanish Grand Prix.

Hamilton will start the race in P6, while George Russell will be on the second row after the W13 car showed no signs of the straight-line bouncing that has impacted both so far this season.

Hamilton has spent an alien period of time amongst the midfield in 2022, with Ferrari and Red Bull leaving Mercedes behind at the start of a new era.

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Despite his positive reaction to the car, Hamilton was bettered in qualifying by his team-mate Russell for the third time this season. And Wolff has heaped praise on Mercedes’ latest pairing, particularly for how Russell has started life as a full-time Silver Arrows driver.

But the Silvers Arrows have been competitive at the front of the grid so far this weekend, which has given hope they can make a late entrance into the championship battle.

After qualifying, Wolff revealed that Hamilton had given him glowing feedback about the W13’s performance in Barcelona. He told Sky Sports: “He says that the car finally drives like a Formula One car, and I think this is the best feedback you can get from a driver.”