F1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix: Max Verstappen “has not forgotten” Sergio Perez’s “deliberate crash” leading to team orders refusal
Verstappen refused Red Bull’s request to allow Perez to pass him in the closing stages at Interlagos to claim sixth place, in a bid for the Mexican to claim second-place in the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:F1 standings.
His blunt and🐬 shocking action to block Red Bull’s plan was payback for Perez costing him the c🧸hance to win the F1 Monaco Grand Prix earlier this year, De Telegraaf in Holland report.
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Perez crashed in qualifying causing a red flag, costing V🐟erstappen a chance at♎ pole position. Perez then won the race.
But, according to th🌊e report, Perez later confessed to team principal Christian Horner and consultant Helmut Mark♏o that he crashed on purpose to cause a red flag.
Verstappen “h🤪ad not forgotten”, the report states.
Verstappen said "yes" to Sky Germany when asked if a particular incident had caused him to refuse Red Bull's orders. The reigning champion confirmed he would help Perez next week in Abu Dhab𒀰i, if needed.
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Red Bull could be seen in a hea🎉ted debrief post-r🎀ace in Brazil.
“We ❀discuss these things internally,” Horner told Sky. “The drivers have spoken about i🗹t. They are very clear.
“I won’t go into what we discussed behind cl𝐆osed doors. The drivers hav💮e shaken hands.
“We work as a team, we race as a team. Our priority is to get Checo to be runner-up in the championship. Max has given us that commitment. If Max ca♏n help, he will do.
“We go into Abu Dhabi to do the best we cꦅan as a team for Checo to get second place.”
Perez is tied with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Charles Leclerc on 290 points with one race left.
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