F1 News: Red Bull's Sergio Perez content with P2 starting position for 2022 F1 Belgian GP. × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix News Not the worst place to be around here - Red Bull s Sergio Perez content with P2 starting slot after 2022 F1 Belgian GP qualifying By A. Ayush Chatterjee Modified 27 Aug 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Red Bull driver Sergio Perez in action during qualifying for the 2022 F1 Belgian GP. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images) Sergio Perez is happy with his starting position at the 2022 F1 Belgian GP after missing out pole to Ferrari's Carlos Sainz in qualifying. The first race after the summer break saw multiple drivers pick up penalties for changing Power Unit (PU) components. This is primarily due to the fast nature of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, which encourages overtaking. Sergio Perez's teammate Max Verstappen was the fastest man on Saturday, but will start the race in P15 owing to his PU changes. The Mexican's time of 1:44.462 could only get him a P3 and was pipped by Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, who will start from the front of the grid for only the second time in his career. View this post on Instagram Instagram Post In his parc-ferme interview with Naomi Schiff for Sky Sports, Checo did not appear too disheartened over losing the battle for pole. Sergio Perez said: “P2 is not the worst place to be around here and I think if I am able to get a good run at Carlos [Sainz], it can be different and I will be on the other side of the row. I am looking forward to tomorrow and I think there will be a great race ahead of us.” When asked if he felt Red Bull's apparent pace advantage over Ferrari around the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps could help him overhaul Sainz, Perez said: “It will be very important to get a good start and do our own race from the beginning and I think that will be the key for tomorrow.” Sergio Perez feels Red Bull still needs to keep pushing hard to win 2022 F1 championship Sergio Perez believes Ferrari is still faster than Red Bull in the 2022 F1 season and his team needs to keep pushing if it wants to win the world championships. The Milton Keynes-based outfit currently has a solid lead over Ferrari in the World Constructors' Championship with nine rounds of racing left this year. Meanwhile, Perez's teammate Max Verstappen leads Charles Leclerc by 80 points in the fight for the Drivers' title. Sergio Perez has not been as fortunate as the defending world champion. He was within 15 points of Max Verstappen after winning the 2022 F1 Monaco GP. Since then, however, his potential title charge has been derailed. In the last six races he has run this year, the Mexican has had two podiums and two DNFs. The 32-year-old was also jostled off the podium in France and Hungary just before the start of the summer break. View this post on Instagram Instagram Post In an interview with Motorsport, Perez opened up about his season so far. He said: “I think it’s been a very good first half of the season, very complete, putting good races together, good results, of course good consistency. I think it’s there, and everything is open on the championship. We have to keep pushing. Ferrari has been a bit faster than us in the last couple of races, so we just have to keep pushing hard. Anything can happen.” Sergio Perez will be hoping to return to winning ways for the first time since this year's race at the Principality when the lights go out on race day for the 2022 F1 Belgian GP. What's your favorite race of the 2022 season so far? Tell us in the comments below.. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Anmol Gandhi × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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