“We should have won the race today and we didn’t.the drama intensified with a Safety Car after Logan Sargeant spun out exiting Turn 4.Ive never said no to investment.taking a 7-0 lead over Zhou in the opening rounds of the season on one lap.Taking part in the obligatory post-session media commitments.“I didn’t get to finish my [quickest] lap”His weekend went from bad to worse as he retired from Sunday’s race when he spun off on Lap 53 and damaged his rear wing.

the 1997 World Champion said: “He needs the push.Stroll finished no higher than fourth and ended the season 132 points adrift of his team-mate in the Drivers’ standings.with a 10-9 positive record against his team-mate (three double retirements making up the shortfall).which also caught out his team-mate Nico Hulkenberg and is said to have cost Red Bull two to three million dollars such was the damage to Perez’s RB20.bringing a shorter steering arm for the front of the car and a new pullrod design for the rear.despite their feeling of being in the dark over pace.”The decision to retain Perez came as a surprise in some quarters.