Sergio Perez admitted to hitting a "rough patch" in the races that preceded his win in Singapore last weekend, but the Red Bull charger believes the media also exaggerated his difficulties. Although Perez delivered a sizeable amount of points to his team over the summer, the Mexican struggled to perform on a par with teammate Max Verstappen who collected five consecutive wins before stumbling at Marina Bay. But last weekend, Verstappen's pain - especially in qualifying - was Perez's gain, with the latter snatching the lead at the start from Ferrari poleman Charles Leclerc and never relinquishing first place thereafter thanks to a skilled and flawless drive. After a difficult...
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