Sergio Perez feels he has "maximised" SportPesa Racing Point's results in 2019

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11:17, 23 Aug 2019

Sergio Perez believes he has "maximised" SportPesa Racing Point's results most of the time during the 2019 Formula 1 season. The Mexican driver crashed out of the German Grand Prix while his teammate almost clinched a podium, but elsewhere Perez has been fairly consistent.

Perez sits in 16th in the Formula 1 world championship, ahead of only Romain Grosjean, Antonio Giovinazzi and both Williams drivers. Looking at the table, you might expect Perez to be further up, but he's impressed with his performances in the first half of the season.

"It’s true this first half of the season hasn’t been perfect, especially at the German Grand Prix. But all the way up to here [in Hungary], I think that I’ve been driving pretty well while maximizing the team's results most of the time," Perez told F1i.

"So, I feel very pleased with my first half of the season but what happened in Germany definitely tasted a bit less good. It was the first mistake that I did this year, and I look forward not to do it again and to get those points back in the second half of the season."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	171
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	131
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	125
4	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	80
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	79
6	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	79
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	73
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	42
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	30
11	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	16
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Sergio Perez feels he has "maximised" SportPesa Racing Point's results in 2019

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