‘Checo’ Pérez won second place in the Italian GP, while O’Ward took pole for the Alabama GP
Mexican motorsport lived a historic day. This Saturday morning, Sergio ‘Czech’ Pérez, Red Bull driver, secured second place in the initial flag stroke of the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix and in the afternoon Arrow McLaren driver Patricio O’Ward took pole for IndyCar’s Alabama Grand Prix.
Pérez surprised on the Italian track and slipped to second place with a time of 1: 14.446, just behind Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton. Max Verstappen, teammate of ‘Czech’, will start from third place.
Perez’s performance comes after he finished eleventh in the Bahrain Grand Prix standings.But in the race, the Mexican managed to regain places to finish in fifth, so he was chosen as the best driver in the competition.
‘Czech’ will seek his first podium with Red Bull this Sunday at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, which will start at 8:00, Mexico time.
On the other hand, he also stood out Arrow McLaren driver Patricio O’Ward, who came out on top in the IndyCar Alabama Grand Prix, has done so on two occasions throughout his career..
O’Ward had a good start to the season and with 1: 05.847 he made sure to drop to the first position for this Sunday, followed by the American, Alexander Rossi, and the Spaniard, Alex Palou.