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Perez says Cadillac preferred to save a new engine for another race

Archive photograph: Sergio Perez · 2019-06-27Archive photo · 2019-06-27 · XaviYuahanda · CC BY-SA 4.0

Perez said Cadillac expected Sepang to be difficult and felt it might benefit more from a new engine at a later race.

From the GPBeat newsroomPublished · · 1 min

Speaking after Saturday qualifying at Sepang and before Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, Sergio Perez said Cadillac expected the circuit to be difficult and to struggle for pace. He said those expectations were behind the team's preference to reserve a new engine for another race, where Cadillac might benefit more.

The FIA's final qualifying classification placed Perez 22nd and team-mate Valtteri Bottas 21st. Bottas said Cadillac had been roughly level with Williams on Friday's long runs and hoped the team could race them on Sunday.

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  1. PRIMARY SOURCEWhat the teams said – Qualifying in MalaysiaFormula 1
  2. PRIMARY SOURCEDoc 42 - Final Qualifying ClassificationFIA F1 decision documents