Perez brimming with confidence heading into the Chinese Grand Prix

Sergio Perez is heading to the Chinese Grand Prix with a lot of confidence. The Mexican is becoming more and more at one with the RB20 and expects this to come in handy at the Shanghai International Circuit.

Perez has started the season well on behalf of Red Bull Racing. In three of the four Grands Prix, Perez finished second behind Verstappen. However, at the time Verstappen retired in Australia, Perez somewhat disappointingly finished with a fifth-place. Still, Perez is very satisfied with the start of his season, especially as he feels more and more at one with the car.

Why Perez is driving with such confidence

"It’s exciting to be heading back to China again, it feels like a long, long time since we were last here. I’ve never driven a Red Bull around this circuit so that’ll be good fun. This is a challenging circuit but I think we’ve shown we have a car to compete in most places with the RB20," Perez said.

"Japan really proved to me how confident I feel with this car and the performance I can extract from it, in places I struggled last season. I’ve been back in Milton Keynes this week, working hard with my Team to prepare for the next few weeks of racing. Preparation is very important when you have a Sprint weekend."

Perez has not yet proved very successful in China. The Mexican raced in the Chinese Grand Prix nine times between 2011 and 2019 but scored points only three times. His highest was an eighth-place finish at the last Chinese GP in 2019.