Sergio Perez was encouraged by Racing Point's pace at the end of Friday's running in Bahrain, but the Mexican says the field's "tight margins" promise a fierce qualifying session on Saturday. Perez clocked in third in FP1 and 4th in the evening session at Sakhir, just 0.432s behind pace setter Lewis Hamilton. The performance bodes well for Racing Point's intense battle for third in the Constructors' standings against McLaren and Renault. But with just a little over a second separating the top-ten, Perez sees a big fight brewing for qualifying, but insists tyre management will also prove critical on race day. "I’m happy with the pace today: it’s an encouraging start, but...
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