Sergio Perez picked up just one point at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix last weekend. While there were mitigating circumstances, he needed a big result. After an apparent operational error from his Red Bull team, Perez ran out of time to set another lap in SQ2 on Friday. That condemned him to 13th on the grid. From there, he mounted a solid recovery drive to eighth, taking the final point on offer. Perez overcame Liam Lawson’s aggressive defence in another intense battle between the two main contenders to partner Max Verstappen in 2025. On Sunday morning, in the delayed Grand Prix qualifying session…