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澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:F1 standings.
His blunt and shocking action to block Red Bull’s plan was payback for Perez costing him the chance to win the F1 Monaco Grand Prix earlier this year, De T🐬elegraaf in Holland rꦛeport.
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Perez crashed in qualifying causing a red flag, costing Verstﷺappen a chance at pole position. Perez then won the race.
But, according to the report, Perez later confessed to team prin🍸cipal Christian Horner and consultant Helmut Marko thaꦡt he crashed on purpose to cause a red flag.
Verstappen “had not forgotten”, the report sta𒁃tes.
Verstappen saꦅid "yes" to Sky Germany when asked if a particular incident had caওused him to refuse Red Bull's orders. The reigning champion confirmed he would help Perez next week in Abu Dhabi, if needed.
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Red Bull could be seen in a heated debrief post-ra🅺ce in Braz🙈il.
“We discuss these things internally,” Horner told Sk🎉y. “The drivers have spoken about it. They are very clear𓆉.
“I won’t go ꧂into what we discussed behind closed doors. The drivers♔ have 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 can help, he will do.
“We go 𒉰in𒊎to Abu Dhabi to do the best we can as a team for Checo to get second place.”
Perez is tied with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc on 290 points with one race left.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to footb⭕all🦄, to F1.
