Now let's see if this SF23 has race pace.
The question is how much effort RedBull will make lol. I have a sense Perez will be a touch more aggressive than Max overall. I sense Max will want to avoid trouble early and then pass those he can or ride it out to 2nd or 3rd.
It doesn't make much difference for him, since he was unlikely to score any points anyway. However, he could have taken this sprint race as another practice session, since he certainly lacks tracktime.