2024 F1 Disaster: Sergio Perez Sets Embarrassing New Record With Stunning Failure

Sergio Perez has had a season to forget in 2024. The Red Bull driver has been lagging behind his teammate, Max Verstappen all throughout the year. Now, his latest result in qualifying for the 2024 Las Vegas GP has earned him an unsavory record that he would be keen to shrug off. The Mexican racing driver has struggled to keep up with the pace of the leaders and has stumbled upon an unfortunate milestone that puts him in an unwanted spotlight.

The 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix marked another dismal performance for Sergio Perez in the qualifying session. As the session concluded, Perez found himself at the back of the pack and out of the running for Q2. However, that was not the stunning part. What caught everyone off guard was that the number of times Perez had been eliminated in Q1 this season is staggering, and sets a record that shows just how hard this season has been for the number 11 car in Red Bull.

As per recent statistics, Sergio Perez has witnessed an unfortunate plunge in his qualifying performances, getting eliminated in Q1 in more instances than the legendary trio of Ferrari, Mercedes, and McLaren combined this season. That number comes as quite a shock to F1 enthusiasts, and the world watches with curiosity as Perez grapples with finding a fix to his dwindling speed and misfortune in qualifying.

As Perez finishes at the rear end in this weekend's Las Vegas GP qualifying session, only a miraculous show of valour and exceptional ability is likely to salvage this bleak-looking season. However, this isn't the first time Perez has witnessed a lean patch in his career, and Red Bull's trust in him stems from an eventful spell with the team during the past few years.

While Sergio Perez has kept mum on this difficult phase, observers have, on various occasions, shown an inkling towards this kind of dismal form. Sergio Perez, just like Max Verstappen's once-weak days, has kept himself concentrated on ways to reverse this fortune with both on-track resilience and off-track improvements. 2024 still holds numerous opportunities in the remaining races for him to show some magical skillsets.