Why Perez thought P8 was "the best we could get" at F1 Imola GP

The Mexican had failed to make the top 10 in qualifying, knocked out in Q2 with a lap time 0.015s slower than Daniel Ricciardo's on his RB.Perez started the race on hard tyres in a bid to make the most of any timely safety car intervention, virtual or otherwise, which failed to materialise as the whole race was run uninterrupted.Perez did manage to outperform both RB cars and Nico Hulkenberg's ...Keep reading