Perez wanted more in comeback race: 'Could have been a bit more aggressive'

Sergio Perez drove an impressive race in Melbourne at the Australian Grand Prix, managing to fight back from last place to P5, but had also hoped for more.

"Generally, it was a good result today. Yesterday, I obviously lost a bit of confidence with the car, but we made a lot of changes overnight so that helped heading into the race," Perez began in a Red Bull Racing press release.

Perez hoped for more

He continued: "I had a really good restart the first time, I jumped 3 or 4 places but then it was a bit of a mess with the DRS train. I was frustrated later in the race because I couldn’t advance any further, but it was so difficult to get through the field with tyre deg low and everyone going on to the hard tyres quickly."

"Maybe if I’d been a bit more aggressive earlier on, I could’ve finished higher, but I’m happy we finished P5 and even managed to secure the fastest lap. Overall, this race gives us confidence heading to Baku in a few weeks and we look forward to the challenge that it brings," Perez concluded.