Sergio Perez has described his Bahrain Grand Prix as an “amazing recovery” after leaping from 18th on the grid to seventh place.
The Mexican driver enjoyed a strong first lap to move up to 13th, before making steady progress up the order and through the safety car phase.
“To finish seventh after starting from P18 is an amazing recovery and we can be very happy,” Perez explained.
“It’s also our thirteenth consecutive race in the points, which is an incredible achievement. The first lap was very important for my race because I made up five places and was up in P13 by the end of lap one.
“I had great tyre life in the first stint; we stayed out as long as we could and the safety car played into our hands just when I needed to make a pitstop.
“So, I think we made the most of every opportunity. We showed, once again, that we never give up on Sundays and we can come back strong after a difficult qualifying.”
Esteban Ocon finished 10th, with both Force Indias in the points: “It’s good to get another point, but the timing of the safety car didn’t help me and probably cost me three positions.
“It’s a shame because the team did everything right, but the safety car came out just after I had made my first pitstop. So, the luck was not on my side.
“Apart from that, it was a really fun race and I had to fight really hard. We showed again that our car is strong in race conditions.
“My target coming into the season was to score points in every race so I’m pleased to have scored in all three so far, but I know we had the potential to score even more points.”
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