‘Czech’ Perez’s surprising statement after withdrawing from the Mexican GP

Sergio “Checo” Perez needs points to secure his runner-up position and get out of the delicate situation he is experiencing at Red Bull. You need to show your team improvement. Starting 5th at home, it looked like it would be a fight for a podium spot. I had to chase him. However, after a great start, he found himself running parallel to Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc at the first corner. He was on the outside, in the area with the most grip, and there were two cars next to him at the same time. They all didn’t fit. And he decided to take a risk. He collided with Leclerc while changing direction and was forced to withdraw. Far from regretting this extremely dangerous maneuver, the Mexican driver defended his actions on DAZN F1, saying in front of the public that he doesn’t want to get on the podium again, all he wants is to win. insisted.

“It’s unfortunate but today was my chance. I had a really good start and all I was thinking about was winning the race. I didn’t want to be on the podium. I’ve been on the podium two years in a row, but to be honest I mean, all I was thinking about today was winning the race. I saw an opportunity and went for it. From my point of view, I took a risk. But if I had left, , I would have left the first corner in the first position, ”said the Mexican. That’s amazing. His speech may have been partially correct, but he forgot that there were people next to him, inside him. 2 or more. He took a risk in an area where there was no room for his three people. Exiting Turn 1 first might have given him more options, but he would have had to wait to see if Max Verstappen would catch him later in his best race.

“The truth is, Charles didn’t expect me to brake so late, because the car was in the middle and had much less room to maneuver than Max, who was on the inside. But , more than anything I was the one who applied the brakes because he was on the outside and was able to stop later, ” added “Czech”, defending his strategy.

“My heart hurts so much for everyone, but I’m going to go home calm because I gave my all and maybe if I was on the podium today I would have put myself first and won the race. “I probably knew I had a chance…” But yeah, I wanted to give them a win no matter what, so it’s a shame for everyone,” he concludes, adding that if he hadn’t acted like this, he would have been on a date. I’m sure he would have blamed himself after that.