“It will be used by default on every straight by every car to just drop your drag level on the straight.”Last season Perez began working with a psychologist after he crashed in Monaco.Q2 started with the rain beginning to fall.where he was right behind his team-mate Russell on the timesheet.“It’s good to see that there are potentially four teams that can fight with each other.waving to the crowd as he did it and reporting back on the radio that “grip is very low”.was more optimistic about his chances.because he would have to stop for the puncture.

as Race Control gave the call that the pit lane would open in eight minutes… just as the rain began to fall again.with the pair racing hard in a bid to claim Mercedes’ first podium finish of the campaign.Russell found himself the wrong way down an escape road which allowed his team-mate Lewis Hamilton to take a position off him.much had been said about Ferrari’s title credentials.with Perez once again stressing that qualifying was a “total disaster”.use what we took from today and be ready for an eventful weekend.

1498 Valtteri BOTTAS Kick Sauber +3.though Ferrari sent him out before the track was declared wet.with drivers permitted to open a small slot in the rear wing at specified zones around a lap if within one second of the car ahead.Perez has primarily played a supporting role for his teammate — but the Mexican racer has still claimed his best-ever World Drivers’ Championship results as a Red Bull driver.he contributed to the team’s run of championship victories from 2010 to 2013.with Alpine recently confirming the departure of another team stalwart in Rob White.