Red Bull's advisor had indicated Sergio Perez would finally
get a new floor on his Red Bull this weekend, unfortunately....
Sergio Perez's hopes of being on an even keel with Max
Verstappen this weekend have been dashed again.
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko had indicated that Perez's
RB20 would run with the new floor that was on Verstappen's car at the start of
the current triple-header in the United
States Grand Prix.
Marko had indicated that for this weekend's race in São
Paulo, Perez would be "getting a new chassis now to calm down"
following his complaints about the car in his home race in Mexico City
last week, notably under braking.
Perez, on the ropes and under pressure, has stated that will
not be the case and he will have to wait until the next race in Las Vegas in
late November.
"We don't have it at the moment," confirmed Perez.
"Hopefully for Vegas now that there will be a little bit more time, I will
have it."
Perez has suggested that without the floor, "there is
something" that has resulted in his issues of late, additionally that his
car "is carrying a little bit of weight".
"It's not ideal, but obviously the team is doing the
best it can," he said. "We've been affected also, with so many
incidents for now. The team is pushing flat out."
Perez has confirmed that even in between the Americas races
of late, personnel are returning to Milton Keynes to understand the difference
in the car's race pace.
In Verstappen's hands, at least, the car is performing over
one lap to a certain extent, even if the three-time F1 champion was unable to
land a pole position for the grands prix in Austin or Mexico City.
"Everyone is pushing to understand where the pace has
gone," said Perez. "The pace in Mexico was obviously disappointing,
and I think we understand a lot of the reasons.
"I really hope that here we can put it together as a team and be in the mix."
