Sergio Perez believes the Marina Bay Avenue Circuit might show to be the “final probability” Cadillac has to attain its first factors in Method 1 this season.
The Basic Motors-backed undertaking has endured a crude actuality verify in its maiden F1 marketing campaign.
Whereas the workforce is being led out on observe by a pair of confirmed Grand Prix winners, it nonetheless has not scored its first championship factors.
Heading into the Singapore GP weekend, Perez is of the robust opinion that this is likely to be the “final probability” for the workforce to get themselves right into a points-scoring place on the chequered flag.
“It’s a superb alternative for us,” he instructed media together with Motorsport Week.
“In all probability our final one to do one thing essential, given the delta we at the moment have with the automotive and that we aren’t bringing something.
“It’s most likely our final good probability to attempt to get a powerful consequence right here. That can be an important one for us.”
Sergio Perez reveals Cadillac ‘stress’ over Singapore Dash format
This weekend at Singapore would be the first-ever Dash race on the Marina Bay Avenue Circuit.
The observe has been infamous for its technical complexity, and getting just one apply session on Friday earlier than correct working kicks off with dash qualifying is trigger for concern for Perez.
“It [the sprint format] places a bit bit extra uncertainty on the weekend, a bit bit extra stress,” Perez added.
“On a road circuit, at a race that’s so exhausting to get the boldness [to] construct up, the driving force could make a little bit of a distinction in these kind of weekends.”
The Mexican racing driver believes he’s as much as the duty; although, he concedes Cadillac might want to “overdeliver” if it desires a superb grid place for the race on Sunday.
“Usually on a circuit, it takes you a little bit of time to rise up to hurry. So, one apply into qualifying, it’s good,” he concluded.
“We’ll give every part we now have. We’ve to, particularly for qualifying, we want to have the ability to overdeliver massively to get one thing.
“Baku was a superb instance. Hopefully, right here could be a little bit of the identical.”
Perez has a powerful file at Singapore, having gained the race with Purple Bull again in 2022.
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