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Perez: 2018 season has been up and down

10:15, 11 Aug 2018

byJake Williams-Smith

Sergio Perez has summed up his season so far as "up and down". The Mexican says he has been impressed with how his Force India team have recovered after a disappointing start to the season but that the results haven't always shown the pace he and the car have had.

Perez is quoted by MotorsportWeek saying that the season thus far was going well, Force India doing well to cover the ground they lost at the start of the season with a slower car than their rivals.

"It's been a bit up and down," Perez explained. "A couple of very unlucky races, some pit stop issues or some... I'll say a couple of races, very much bad luck.

"But the rest I think has been promising. We started the season very slow. We were one of the slowest teams out there. We progressed.

"We are the only team out of the top three to score a podium... good points... and we are on track now.

"I think it will depend what happens after the summer break in the first four or five races how much we close the gap to Renault. But I still believe fourth is possible.

"My season, I think up to now, it's been a bit up and down.

"I've been struggling with the car a lot with the deficits. It has really helped me in terms of how I drive.

"I've been having to do a lot of adaptation to the issues we have with the car right now, but still, good points, inside the top 10 in the Drivers' Championship, (sixth) in the Constructors’. I think it hasn't been too bad."

Whether or not he will remain with the team in 2019 is still up in the air. Fresh investment from Lawrence Stroll to save the team from administration places his race seat for the following year in serious doubt.