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Perez admits ninth was the maximum
Sergio Perez believes ninth on the grid for the Indian Grand Prix was the best result possible. He was one of four drivers – including McLaren team-mate Jenson Button – who used the medium compound tyre during the final qualifying session.
However, it was a positive result for the team overall with both cars making it through to the top 10 shoot-out. The Mexican driver is confident with his long run pace and is expecting a strong race.
'Ninth was probably the best we could have achieved this afternoon,' he admitted. 'It was always going to be difficult to beat Fernando [Alonso], but I might have been able to achieve it if I’d done one more lap on the Prime. But we need to...
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