Checo could do little to improve his position and opt for the points, in a race in which there were many retirements

The Mexican pilot Czech Perez finished in 15th position Chinese Grand Prixafter a race in which he benefited from the problems presented by seven rivals, prior to the start and during it.

Checo started in 18th place because Gabriel Bortoleto, Audi, Alex Albon, Williams, and the McLaren of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastrithey could not start due to problems with their cars.

The moment the lights went out he had a duel with his partner Valtteri Bottas. Both touched, but the man from Guadalajara was the loser after suffering a spin.

Checo then benefited from the spinning top Isaac Hadjarwho fell to last place.

cadillac He found himself with a lottery ticket very early, but the team decided not to cash it. Max Verstappen and Liam Lawson They fell in the classification when entering the pits; Seconds later Lance Stroll was stopped on the track. The appearance of the safety car gave everyone an arrest, but the team based on Silverstone He couldn’t collect the ticket.

It was not until lap 12 that he entered the pits to install a hard tire, but this entry caused him to lose positions and fall again to 16th place.

Checo had his own race from the bottom. Even though Hadjar surpassed the Mexican, the number 11 had a duel with Fernando Alonso, whom he surpassed twice in the fight for 16th place. Alonso sarcastically greeted the Mexican due to the lack of speed of his Aston Martin.

A new duel between teammates seemed to be brewing in Shanghai. Pérez closed to within .8 tenths of Bottas, but did not have enough speed to climb one more place.

Once again Checo benefited from the problems of other teams. Max Verstappen He ran out of power in his engine and had to go to the pits and later Esteban Ocon paid his stop and go penalty. He was 14th until the penultimate lap, when he was overtaken by the Frenchman, while Bottas stayed in 13th place.

Sergio finished the race that the Italian won one lap away Kimi Antonelliwhile the second position went to George Russell and in third place he concluded Lewis Hamilton.

Formula 1 calendar

1. Australia (Melbourne): March 6-8
2. China (Shanghai): March 13-15
3. Japan (Suzuka): March 27-29
4. Bahrain (Sakhir): April 10-12
5. Saudi Arabia (Jeddah): April 17-19
6. Miami (Miami): May 1-3
7. Canada (Montreal): May 22-24
8. Monaco (Monte Carlo): June 5-7
9. Spain (Barcelona-Catalunya): June 12-14
10. Austria (Red Bull Ring): June 26-28
11. Great Britain (Silverstone): July 3-5
12. Belgium (Spa-Francorchamps): July 17-19
13. Hungary (Hungaroring): July 24-26
14. Netherlands (Zandvoort): August 21-23
15. Italy (Monza): September 4-6
16. Spain (Madrid): September 11-13
17. Azerbaijan (Baku): September 24-26
18. Singapore (Marina Bay): October 9-11
19. United States (Austin): October 23-25
20. Mexico (Rodríguez Brothers): October 30-November 1
21. Brazil (Interlagos): November 6-8
22. Las Vegas (Las Vegas): November 19-21
23. Qatar (Losail): November 27-29
24. Abu Dhabi (Yas Marina): December 4-6