Perez admits he was lucky after Eau Rouge save

Sergio Perez completed a magnificent day for Racing Point Force India, locking out the second row by taking fourth, one position behind his teammate Esteban Ocon. The Mexican completed the unlikely feat after several scary moments during the final qualifying session.

Force India initally looked to be the odd ones out by opting to stay out on slick tyres and attempt to get a lap in on a very greasy track due to the quick shower. The team recovered though to take third and fourth place but it wasn't without the heart-stopping moments.

“It was very chaotic,” Perez is quoted by Formula1.com “We went for slicks trying to get a lap in when the track was not so bad. The last sector was quite bad but I felt that if we had the same first and second sector as on my warm-up lap, I could get away with it. But then it just got worse and the lap was just a disaster.

The moment at Eau Rouge wasn't the end of Perez's qualifying escapades. The Mexican got airborne after clouting the curbs returning to the pit lane on an increasingly wet track.

“Coming back it was completely wet and I ran over the kerb coming back into the pits. Actually my back is hurting a bit from that one. I just lost the rear end. That meant we went out too late, and I only got one lap. But a massive result for the team.”