Perez wants to come back stronger after summer break: 'Lost track a bit'.

Sergio Perez thinks he has lost track in the last few races. The gap between the Mexican and team-mate Max Verstappen is wider than before, but Perez hopes to come back stronger after the four-week summer break.

Perez came through the field in Hungarian Grand Prix alongside winner Verstappen. The Mexican started from P11 and went for the two-stop, but actually the original plan was to stop only once. Perez didn't make the most of his stint, so he had to come in for a second pit stop anyway.

In the closing stages of the race, a virtual safety car came out due to Valtteri Bottas' parked car, causing the Mexican to lose a lot of time. As a result, the Mexican lost a lot of time to George Russell and Carlos Sainz and was ultimately unable to fight for a podium finish. Nevertheless, Perez's P5 finish leaves him just five points behind Charles Leclerc in the driver's championship.

Perez feels his first half of the season has been mixed. "A couple of reliability issues, but other than that I think that there are some positives to take from this first half of this season. But I certainly believe that we’ve lost a bit our track in the last couple of races, so it will be very important to come back strong for the triple header", he is quoted by Formula1.com.