Sergio Perez is just 33 points ahead of Lewis Hamilton with six races remaining...
Taking points away from Sergio Perez in two of the last four races, Helmut Marko is worried that Sergio Perez’s qualifying “handicap” could cost him second place in the Drivers’ Championship against Lewis Hamilton.
Qualifying has been a sore point for Perez this season with the driver failing to make it into the pole position shoot-out five races in a row, Monaco to Britain. That not only quashed any hope he had of winning the World title but opened the door for others to dream of finishing runner-up.“Qualifying is Perez’s handicap,” Marko said as per Motorsport.com. “We have to defend second place, because Hamilton is unfortunately getting closer.
The Dutchman needs just three points to wrap it up meaning a P6 in Saturday’s sprint race at the Qatar Grand Prix will be enough.
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