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Sergio Perez Struck by Technical Failure Cadillac’s Had for “Far Too Long”

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Perez was unable to take part in sprint qualifying due to a mechanical issue

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Sergio ‘Checo’ Pérez’s return to Formula 1 has not been easy for the Mexican driver. During the 2026 Australian Grand Prix, the tapatío faced a number of problems with Cadillac’s single-seater throughout the free practice and also in the Sunday race. A scenario that was repeated once again in the 2026 China Grand Prix. Although ‘Checo’ Pérez did participate in the first training session, he could not get out on the track in the sprint classifica…

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Cadillac starts his adventure at Formula 1’s sprint races in the China Grand Prix. A sprint weekend is not the best thing that can happen to a new team just on their second official start to track, as there won’t be much room for the development of the Czech Perez and Valtteri Bottas car. During this weekend there will be only one free practice, which means that Czech and Bottas will have only one hour to identify errors and adjust before facing…

The Mexican driver, Sergio “Checo” Pérez admitted that Cadillac’s situation in the GP of China 2026 is very complicated, after an old problem in the fuel pump prevented them from participating in the sprint classification. “Yes, it was a problem with the fuel pump. Unfortunately, we have been suffering in that area for a long time, too long, so yes, it is very frustrating. We have not been able to solve it and we have already had that problem ma…

Sergio ‘Checo’ Pérez faced a difficult start to the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix after a fuel pump failure prevented him from participating in Sprint Qualifying at the Shanghai International Circuit. The Mexican Cadillac driver will have to start from last place in Saturday's sprint race. The American team confirmed that the car suffered a problem that could not be resolved in time, an issue they have been dealing with since preseason testing in…

Mercedes dominated much of the first practice.

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El Universal broke the news in Mexico on Friday, March 13, 2026.
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