Cadillac showed clear signs of progress this weekend at the Miami Formula 1 GP, but was unable to turn the performance into grid results. The team finished the qualifying session without advancing beyond Q1, frustrating expectations after a promising start to the weekend.
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The more competitive race pace performance caught attention, indicating important technical progress. Still, errors and issues prevented the team from making better use of this advance in the decisive session.
Sergio Perez had a quiet Sprint race, moving from 17th to only 16th, and faced difficulties in the qualifying session for the GP, where he finished 21st. The Mexican admitted his own mistakes and also technical problems: “The qualifying session was very confusing. On the second attempt I made a mistake, which was entirely mine, and then I had a power delivery problem, I missed the corner and compromised the lap,” he said. Despite this, he highlighted progress: “We learned a lot and it seems we are more competitive this weekend,” he said.
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Valtteri Bottas also did not advance to Q2, finishing 20th, after finishing the Sprint race in 19th position. The Finn saw progress after car adjustments: “I felt much better in the qualifying session after several changes. We knew it would be difficult to reach Q2, but the gap to the midfield pack is closing, which is positive,” he added.
The team principal, Graeme Lowdon, reinforced the overall progress, despite the disappointment on the Sunday race starting grid: “It was a step forward in performance, we managed to fight with other teams in race pace. It is frustrating not to take advantage of this in qualifying, but it shows how much we have evolved in just four races,” he concluded.
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