Sergio Perez failed to put together a strong performance in COTA, only managing 7th place across the line. He finished only 10 seconds ahead of Liam Lawson in the VCARB 01, as the Kiwi made an immediate impression at the Faenza team.

Sergio Perez faces ongoing frustrations with his Red Bull car following a challenging performance in the US Grand Prix Sprint.

The Red Bull driver advanced into Q3 and was sitting eighth after the first set of push laps, but his time was subsequently deleted due to exceeding track limits. Pérez then attempted a second push lap, but that was cut short when George Russell spun into the barrier, a hard shunt that brought an end to qualifying.