Perez believes it's still possible for a top ten finish this season

Sergio Perez has admitted that he thinks he can still complete a top-ten finish in the drivers' championship come to the end of the season. The Mexican is currently on 35 points which puts him eleventh in the standings, level with his former teammate Nico Hulkenberg.

Perez went eight races without scoring a point from Azerbaijan through to the return of racing after the summer break in Spa.

Most recently, in Japan he claimed a 9th place finish to back up his 7th in the race in Sochi before this.

"It is feasible because good clues come to us, " Perez in the press conference.

“We must be competitive in Mexico, Austin. Brazil can be complicated, while Abu Dhabi should also be good for us.

"We have everything to keep up and get into the top 10 of the championship."