Perez doesn't want to lose more points: 'Still in the contention for title'

Sergio Perez has had a couple of disappointing races. The Mexican crashed out in Canada after suffering a technical problem, while in the Austrian Grand Prix he suffered too much damage after a collision with George Russell. Perez will be hoping to come back strongly for the French Grand Prix.

"After a tough weekend in Austria, it’s great to be back racing and have a chance to put things right. We have had two DNFs in the past three races and we can’t afford that in the Championships so I’m aiming to change that this weekend in France", Perez begins in Red Bull Racing's press release.

The weekend in Austria got off to a bad start with a grid penalty after the Mexican violated track limits. In the race, Perez suffered extensive damage on the opening lap and was eventually forced to park his RB18 in the garage. Meanwhile, Charles Leclerc has overtaken him in the driver's championship and he is 57 points behind teammate Max Verstappen. However, Perez is not giving up.

Perez aims for podium in France

"I’m still in contention for the Drivers’ Championship, so personally it is also important not to lose any more points. Last year I scored my second podium with the Team in France and I am very looking forward to trying to repeat that."

"Paul Ricard is a challenging track because there are different racing lines you can take through the corners and it’s not easy to know which is the best one to use. The high temperatures will also be a factor to consider this weekend, physically it look like it will be a very demanding race and we will have to see how it goes with the tyre degradation because of the heat", ends the Red Bull driver.