Perez rejects Mario Andretti’s criticisms: “I’m in good driving condition, it’s not rusty”

Cadillac and its beginning As easily predictable in its debut year in Formula 1, Cadillac currently finds itself in the most remote positions of the Constructors’ classification, but the American team has nevertheless made considerable progress. Despite not scoring any points, both drivers came close to finishing each of the first three races, with this milestone only missed on one occasion by Valtteri Bottas in Australia. On the contrary, Sergio Perez always managed to pass under the checkered flag, establishing 15th place in China as his personal best result (in the same race Bottas did even better with 13th position). ‘Piedone”s criticism Km covered and data that could prove decisive for the progress of the single-seater, but in all this the member of the Cadillac board of directors, Mario Andretti, did not hide a certain disappointment in his drivers. According to the Italian-American, 1978 world champion, both are “a little rusty” after a year’s absence from racing, a statement that ‘Piedone’ made at the end of the Chinese GP. ‘Checo”s response. In this regard, Perez himself intervened, who does not believe he is suffering at all from his driving condition: “To be honest, I think we had very high level performances – he explained to the media – in particular, I was very happy with my weekend in Melbourne. My first qualifying satisfied me quite a lot. In the race, we had very different scenarios. We suffered a lot of damage. So it wasn’t easy at all. Shanghai wasn’t an easy weekend either. I suffered a lot of damage in the race. So, let’s say, I didn’t have a full weekend. But I think in terms of performance, I’m quite satisfied. I’m back and immediately competitive within a couple of days. I’m in a good moment driving-wise.”