Perez points out the best part of 2024: 'The season was looking fantastic!'
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Red Bull driver Sergio Perez has named his favourite race of the 2024 season. On Thursday at the season finale at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the Mexican was asked what his highlight of the year was. Without thinking long, the Mexican driver had his answer ready.
The second part of the season was considerably worse for Red Bull Racing than the strong start, something Perez also acknowledges: "I think definitely the start of the year was very strong. Four races, four podiums, and a couple of one-twos together. The season was looking fantastic. Unfortunately, it took a U-turn. We went south very early and we lost some direction. Then the season started to get just harder and harder," he told GPblog and others.
Perez picks his highlight of Formula One season
When Perez was asked which race was the best for him this season, he did not have to think long: "I think Suzuka. Suzuka was a very very nice moment. When the balance was together that I was nearly on pole and then the race, the decision was looking great so I have to say that that was my favourite moment of the year," the Red Bull driver said.
Max Verstappen and Perez were unstoppable in Japan. During the sunny weekend in Suzuka, the Red Bull drivers were by far the fastest. Verstappen qualified for pole position, while teammate Perez completed the front row of the grid with a P2, which was also the order in which they finished in Japan on Sunday.
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