The Mexican could only qualify eighth on the grid in Barcelona, nearly a second off the pace of Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen, who was second to Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes. Perez was one of the few drivers who managed to improve on his second run of Q3 after a spin during his first flying lap left him without a time at the bottom of the top-10 order. After qualifying, Perez revealed that he had been struggling throughout qualifying with shoulder discomfort. “I didn’t felt 100% with myself today,” Perez explained. “I had a bit of an issue with my shoulder through qualifying and was feeling bad all the way through it. I’ve spoken to the team and we reviewed everything and we...
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