Perez: "We can fight for a good result this weekend"

Sergio Perez stepped back into his car during the Spanish Grand Prix after being quarantined for two weeks after he was infected with the coronavirus. In the end he finished fifth behind his teammate Lance Stroll, which was a great result. However, Spa-Francorchamps is a special circuit for the Mexican where he hopes to score well.

Difficult to come back again

"It was a real challenge to come back last time out because it was a very demanding race physically with the heat and we had to carefully manage the tyres to make our one-stop strategy work," Perez said in the Racing Point preview. "The team did a great job getting me up to speed again and now that I’ve done a race, I feel much more prepared for this weekend."

That's a good thing, because Racing Point has proven to be strong on the Belgian track in the past. "We did a really good job last time out in turning our qualifying form into a strong race result and executing our strategy well too. We can take that momentum to Spa, target a lot of points and try to keep pushing in the Constructors’ Championship."

Proud of his performance in Belgium

"I’m quite proud of my record at Spa. I’ve finished in the top five there a few times, so it’s definitely one of my stronger circuits. I’m enjoying driving the RP20 and it has performed strongly at different types of circuit this season. If we put everything together, we can fight for another strong result this weekend."

So there is absolutely no lack of confidence on the part of the Mexican, who has found his feet again after the Spanish Grand Prix.