Sergio Perez sees “light at the end of the tunnel” despite latest Red Bull low | F1

Sergio Perez insists there’s “mild on the finish of the tunnel” regardless of a significant shunt in F1 qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix leading to one other Q1 exit.

Perez misplaced management of his Pink Bull F1 automotive on the exit of the center sector of chicane as he turned in for the following nook, spinning round and clattering into the obstacles.

With monitor situations enhancing, Perez dropped to sixteenth within the order.

It continues a startling poor run of type for Perez, with hypothesis rife about his F1 future.

Perez is below strain to show issues round amid hypothesis he could possibly be changed for the Dutch Grand Prix after the F1 summer season break.

Nevertheless, Perez thinks he’s making progress with the RB20.

He informed media in Hungary, the place Crash.web are current within the paddock: “The sensation with the automotive is enhancing, the understanding with it as nicely, so undoubtedly making progress, yesterday was in all probability the most effective Friday of the season.

“There may be mild on the finish of the tunnel however we simply have to return by way of it and hopefully tomorrow might be the day.”

Perez’s accident got here at a time the place he was comfortably inside the highest 10 – and situations have been worsening.

The Mexican is “decided” to show his poor type round as his eyes factors on Sunday.

“ it’s one thing that was so onerous to guage the situations, it was raining tougher however on the finish you weren’t dropping grip,” he added. “I used to be enhancing my lap, so in hindsight once you take a look at it we have been secure, we didn’t want to do this lap, however you additionally know quite a bit afterwards.

“It hurts, you recognize, that it occurred once more, particularly within the run that I’m going by way of, however yeah I am decided to show this round, I consider… yesterday we had a very good day, very promising day, so I feel we had superb info on the lengthy runs so hopefully we are able to have some actually good tempo to return by way of the sector and hopefully rating some factors.”

Perez’s future naturally continues to be a sizzling subject as Helmut Marko said that there shall be a assessment through the summer season break.

However Perez is assured his newest disappointing Saturday modifications nothing.

“No, like I stated earlier than nothing modifications,” he defined. “I’m not apprehensive, I’m absolutely decided to show my season round and to deal with my efficiency.”