Sergio Perez is confident that he can turn his dismal Formula 1 form around at his home race at the Mexico City Grand Prix this weekend, Afrosport reports.
The Red Bull driver currently sits eighth in the F1 drivers’ podium, a mammoth 204 points behind teammate and leader Max Verstappen.
Perez has not finished on the podium since the Chinese Grand Prix back in April and this led to Red Bull being overtaken by McLaren at the top of the constructors’ championship and just eights points behind third-placed Ferrari.
His form has put scrutiny on his future at Red Bull but has emphasised he will remain with the team next year and now believes he will have a good outing in front of the big crowds backing him at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
“I know I’ve had a terrible season, a very difficult one,” Perez said. “It started really well, but it’s been really difficult.
“For me, if I get a strong result, it can definitely change my season massively in terms of personal feelings. So I’m really up for it”
He added: “I think momentum in Formula 1 is very important. When you just put the car on track and you know that everything is working and you are so further ahead of the people that put the car on track and have a lot of problems.
“I think it’s the same for everyone. But I also know how these sports work, and it’s all about your last race. My season can definitely take a U-turn.
“The most important is that we are able to find this, to feel comfortable with the car, which at the moment we are just not able to unlock the full potential of the car. We come to the weekends trying a lot of things, different things every weekend, so it makes just the whole Grand Prix a lot more difficult.”
Sergio Perez has not won the Mexico City Grand Prix since it returned to the F1 Calendar back in 2015, with the race either won by Lewis Hamilton or Verstappen, the latter taking five wins (2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023).
