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Perez in Las Vegas with one goal: 'That would be a lot of fun'
Sergio Perez is looking forward to the Las Vegas Grand Prix. However, the Red Bull Racing driver knows it will not be an easy weekend. Not only because he himself is not in the best shape but mainly because the new Las Vegas Street Circuit is causing some question marks so close to the start of the weekend.
"Vegas is going to be a crazy race," predicted Perez. "You can already see the whole city has been taken over by Formula One, and it’s going be very unique racing around the streets of Vegas. I already had a taste of it when the Team ran the RB7 here last year to launch the race, and it was strange having been here as a tourist to be driving down the Strip in an F1 car."
Perez and Red Bull have been preparing in the simulator like all the other teams. However, no historical data is available, so everyone is in the dark. How will the car behave? How will the tyres react to the cold asphalt? Where is the most grip, and which parts of the track should be avoided?
Perez wants to give Red Bull a one-two
Perez sums it up as several challenges. "It’s something we all need to overcome, though and we have been working hard as a Team behind the scenes on the set up and prep required to make this weekend a successful one. For me I want to secure second in the Championship - it would be a fun place to do it," said the 33-year-old driver.
Perez is defending a 32-point lead over seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton in the season's final two races, which take place in Las Vegas and Abu Dhabi.