🗣 'I had a bit of luck, especially with the front right that it didn't blow up.' Red Bull F1 driver Sergio Perez admitted he was lucky to escape unscathed after clipping the wall on his victory romp in Baku ⬇️
And after controlling the restart the Mexican put in a composed drive on the Baku City Circuit, never coming under sustained pressure from Verstappen.
"The way Max pushed me throughout the race was really hard but we managed to keep him under control." After falling to third Verstappen quickly passed Leclerc on the restart but then started struggling with the balance of his car and never got close enough to threaten his team-mate.
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