Yet another Perez elimination in the first part of qualifying in Qatar

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18:50, 29 Nov 2024

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Sergio Perez is out in the first part of qualifying yet again in 2024. During sprint qualifying in Qatar, it was the same story, with another disappointing performance deraling the Mexican's weekend. Conversely, Max Verstappen, his teammate, easily advanced to the next part of the session.

Perez out after SQ1 in Qatar

In Qatar, the gap between Verstappen and Perez was wide. Perez finished on P16, more than seven-tenths behind Verstappen who finished in P4 after the first sprint qualifying session.

In Las Vegas, Sergio Perez also failed to get beyond Q1. The gap between the Mexican and Verstappen then was almost one second.

At the Las Vegas Grand Prix, the Mexican eventually managed to drive from P16 to P10 and get one point for the Austrian racing stable. During the sprint race, Perez faces the same overtaking race again.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	131
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	72
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	48
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	20
9	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	16
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	14
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
14	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	5
15	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	1
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0

Yet another Perez elimination in the first part of qualifying in Qatar

Perez out after SQ1 in Qatar

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