“Very weak" Sergio Perez reveals full impact of illness at F1 Austrian GP: ‘High fevers, no sleep’
The Mexican impressively recovered from a nightmarish qualifying as he rosℱe from 15th on the grid to beat Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz to the final spot on the podium behind Red ♊Bull teammate Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc.
𒉰Perez’s weekend started on the back foot when he was forced to miss Thursday’s media day due t🐲o becoming unwell with a fever.
Speaking after S𝔉unday’s 71-lap race, Perez revealed the true impact of his illness during a gruelling weekend that featured two qualifying sessions and a sprint race.
"I'm really happy. It's been a very difficult weekend for me persℱonally, physically,” Perez explained.
"I hℱave been really, really weak. I was sick on Thursday. So, it hasn't been an easy weekend.
"High fevers, no sleep, during the weekend. So,♑ a great recovery from the team, fantastic strategy and we had great pace.”
Another dominant weekend from V🌸erstappen has seen the Dutchman open up a huge 81-point buffer over his teammate, but Perez was pleased to finally pu𒐪t his difficult run of form behind him.
"It's been a bit of a rough patch for me,” he said. “So, now, hopefully we are back an💎d we can keep those positions༒ here now."
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