Sergio Perez is right, Max Verstappen does owe him some thanks for his two F1 World titles...
Sergio Perez was angry at the fact Max Verstappen did not obey team orders at Interlagos, given the times he has helped him out on track so far in their time as Red Bull team-mates.
When Verstappen did not score, Perez mopped up his first Red Bull victory and Hamilton could not score anything either, while Red Bull took maximum points for a win regardless.The first double helping of moments for the Mexican here as he proved to be the ideal rear gunner for Verstappen in the smallest way he could.
But Perez once again, despite being relatively close to Valtteri Bottas in the hunt for a podium, had enough of a buffer behind for a ‘free’ pit stop to come out ahead of fifth-placed Charles Leclerc. This was as close as Hamilton came to passing Perez on the day, who took a well-earned podium while the seven-time World Champion finished down in fifth.
Hamilton jinked past Perez into the Turn 6 hairpin, but rather than give up the ghost, Perez used his battery power and was able to slip straight back past the Mercedes heading into Turn 9, before Hamilton was cooped up behind him for an extra excruciating lap while Verstappen flew back into contention.
Red Bull informed Perez they were on a “different strategy” to Verstappen, and told him not to hold him up when he approached behind. Where Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo came to blows in Baku on the pit straight while they were Red Bull team-mates, there were no such problems this time around when the Dutchman passed Perez comfortably into Turn 1 to take the lead, who did not put up much of a fight as his team-mate moved to the inside.A favour in return? Not quite – Sao Paulo, 2022
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