Max Verstappen was not asked to hold Charles Leclerc up for Sergio Perez, but if he had have been, he questions whether this would be 'fair racing'. ✍️ Formula_Nerds F1 🇦🇪 AbuDhabiGP
which helped the Mexican secure P2 for the race, ahead of rival Charles Leclerc. But Verstappen didn’t feature in Perez’s race as much. Could the Dutchman have done more to secure Red Bull Racing’s first 1-2 in the drivers’ championship?Perez finished 1.322 behind Leclerc. And the Mexican was just outside Leclerc’s DRS range on the last lap. Without question, Perez lost time behind Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton and the fight between Alex Albon and Pierre Gasly on his charge towards Leclerc.
“You also don’t want to end up… you can possibly block, but is that fair racing? I think it wouldn’t be the nicest way to go out of the championship and out of the season like that.”Following the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Verstappen said Perez is an “amazing human being,” and a “real team player.” Of course, he was referring to the part the Mexican played in securing his [Verstappen’s] first world championship. A role that was later elaborated on by Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner,
“Checo’s been amazing. We talked about it before the race, how can he help Max; the way he backed Lewis up, he brought Max into play.”
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