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Pérez says his Singapore qualifying lap was better than the result showed
Sergio Pérez, the Mexican driver for Cadillac, did not advance to the second phase of qualifying at the 2026 Singapore Grand Prix.
He said he was satisfied with his lap at Marina Bay and believed it was among his best there.
The result, he said, did not show how well he had driven.
Pérez said Cadillac’s car could not match the pace of rivals, including Aston Martin and Williams.
In Formula 1, a driver’s result depends both on their performance and on what the car can do.
Pérez said Cadillac needs to improve its operations and the car’s low-speed performance and mechanical behaviour.
He said the team is working to be more competitive with its new car next season.
Sergio Pérez said his Singapore Grand Prix qualifying lap was better than the result suggested.
The Cadillac driver did not advance to Q2 and finished near the bottom of the qualifying order.
Pérez said he had extracted the maximum from the car but lacked the performance to match teams ahead of Cadillac.
He pointed to Aston Martin and Williams as having performed better in Singapore.
Pérez said Cadillac needed to improve its operations and car development to be more competitive with its 2027 car.
- Who
- Sergio Pérez, driving for Cadillac.
- What
- He defended his Singapore qualifying lap despite failing to advance to Q2.
- When
- During qualifying for the 2026 Singapore Grand Prix.
- Where
- Marina Bay, Singapore.
- Why
- Pérez said he had driven a strong lap, but the car lacked the performance to compete with teams ahead of Cadillac.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
I got absolutely everything possible out of the car and managed to do one of the best laps I have done here in all my times competing at this track.
It was one of my best laps at this place. Unfortunately, the result does not reflect it, but I think people who know the sport can see how good it was.
We need to keep pushing operationally so that when we have our new car next year, we can be more competitive.
Pérez failed to advance to Q2 but said his lap was among his best at Marina Bay.
Pérez said Cadillac needed to improve its operations ahead of introducing its new car.
- Driver
- Sergio Pérez
- Team
- Cadillac
- Event
- 2026 Singapore Grand Prix
- Qualifying result
- Did not advance to Q2
- Circuit
- Marina Bay
- Future car
- Cadillac’s new car for 2027
Sources
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