Purple Bull head into Sunday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix assured there will probably be no repeat of the gremlins that put each their automobiles out of the season-opener in Bahrain, the workforce’s Mexican driver Sergio Perez stated on Thursday.

The 32-year-old and his world champion workforce mate Max Verstappen, who was on track for second having engaged Ferrari-winner Charles Leclerc in a race-long battle for the lead, each retired within the closing levels of final Sunday’s Sakhir race.

Talking after the race, Purple Bull workforce boss Christian Horner didn’t elaborate on the reason for the issue.

Perez stated it stemmed from a standard-issue half however Purple Bull’s gas system had not labored as anticipated.

“The workforce is aware of precisely what occurred,” he advised Reuters within the Jeddah paddock on Thursday.

“We’re fairly assured that we fastened the difficulty.”

“It was a regular half however I believe our system mainly did not work as anticipated. That is what brought on the difficulty.”

The outcome, which Horner described because the workforce’s “worst nightmare,” value the Milton Keynes-based squad a podium and handed them their first double retirement because the 2020 Austrian Grand Prix.

It additionally allowed resurgent Ferrari to brush to their first season-opening one-two end since 2010.

However not like rivals Mercedes, who’ve been caught out by Formulation One’s radical guidelines overhaul, the velocity Purple Bull confirmed backed up their standing as favourites alongside Ferrari.

“We had a little bit of unhealthy luck, nevertheless it’s okay,” stated Perez, who had moved as much as third because of Verstappen’s failure three laps from the end, placing him on track to open his 12 months with a podium till his personal retirement on the ultimate lap.

“It is a lengthy season forward. So long as we maintain progressing and we maintain bettering the automotive, then we’re in a good condition.”