Fernando Alonso denied Sergio Perez a Brazilian GP podium in a thrilling battle to the line.
Channel 4 pundit Billy Monger said Sergio Perez made a needless defence which opened the door for Fernando Alonso in Brazil, something which Max Verstappen would not have done.
Perez thought he had got the job done as he passed Alonso on his recovery mission from a P9 grid slot, but the two-time World Champion hit back on the final lap, re-passing at Turn 4 and holding on from there.Analysing the exchange, Monger noted that Alonso had forced Perez to go defensive into Turn 1, putting him on a compromised run onto the back straight and creating that opening for Alonso, who needed no further invitation to take advantage.
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