'Race and points are a big satisfaction,' says Perez

Force India recovered from its disappointing Austrian GP weekend  to score a double-points finish in its home race at Silverstone, with the team's best-placed driver Sergio Perez crossing the checkered flag sixth.

Perez was quick to jump into action once the Safety Car released the field on lap 5 following a wet start to the afternoon.

The Mexican's pace brought him all the way up to fourth where he enjoyed a hard battle with Daniel Ricciardo for over ten laps before the Red Bull driver swept past the Force India on lap 20.

Perez then had to contend with Kimi Raikkonen's Ferrari who would eventually get the better of him six laps from the end. But at the end of the day, Perez expressed his satisfaction with a well-deserved sixth place finish, just in front of team mate Nico Hulkenberg.

"It’s a very good result for the team, with two cars in the points, even if I feel I could have kept fifth place without that spin at turn one.

"When I had that moment I thought my race was over, but I managed to save it. However, I flat-spotted my tyres and that hurt me for the rest of the race in terms of degradation. I pushed hard to try and keep Raikkonen behind, and it was only when he passed me that I was able to take it easy and save the tyres.

On the strategy front, Perez didn't have any complaints, believing the team's calls were exactly what they should have been.

"We had to do a very long stint on the mediums, which was a bit of a risk as degradation was quite high, but the team made the right calls at the right time and it paid off in the end.

"The conditions, especially in the first part of the race, were very tricky. You had a drying line, but as soon as you put a wheel on the damp parts, all the grip was gone.

"Just keeping the car facing in the right direction was an achievement. To come away with this many points after a weekend in which I hadn’t been very comfortable with the car is a big satisfaction and it makes up for the disappointment of last week."

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