Sergio Pérez lost a podium because of Red Bull’s poor career reading, which added to the surprising slowness of the FIA commissioners to decide to sanction him at the Monza Formula Grand Prix 1. And that, in the long run, could be much more costly for the Austrian team in their quest for the Constructors ’Championship.
The regulation is clear when it comes to cutting off track and taking advantage of that. Perhaps in the case of Checo Pérez’s overtaking on Charles Leclerc on lap 32, the Mexican’s attenuator and which he himself argued, was that he got ahead of the curve, but the Monegasque did not leave room for him. . This was not bought by the commissioners.
His passage over the laundries is unquestionable, so … wasn’t it the most logical thing for the team to tell him to return the position to Ferrari? Czech asked and was told to go ahead, because according to the Red Bull Principal, they consulted the race control and had no answer.
This was Christian Horner’s explanation: “Sergio made a great run, he managed to get past Carlos was for Charles, it was a bold move on Charles, we asked for race control and they didn’t answer, we continue and unfortunately we had the punishment “.
“(Czech) goes outside, jumps the laundry, I’m not sure he did (cut off the track illegally),” Horner told Sky Sports television as he watched the repeat of the maneuver after the race and why , then corrects a bit. “He’s gaining an advantage here. We can’t question that, but again, we’re wondering if he should return to the position. It was one of those things that happens.”
The sanction took more than five laps to be announced, possibly a long time for such a clear situation. Here, the commissioners accuse a slowness that leads to confusion, they should demand the return of the place or apply the sanction expeditiously.
Perez was faster than the two Ferraris, and in the worst case he would have finished fourth, but he also knew how to contain Valtteri Bottas, with a good pace, so it is not unreasonable to think that he would have overtaken Leclerc later and kept third place, even if he returned to the position immediately.
Red Bull’s mental error, the kind of mistakes a team looking to win the Constructors ’and Drivers’ titles can’t make. Perez was at that time his only act on the track, all his attention had to be here.
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The Mexican rider took stock after three weekends of racing and acknowledged that they have not experienced the best moments.
The Mexican gave a good race, after a long time without good results, he could and should finish ahead of the Mercas de Bottas, much more after the abandonments of Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton.
It’s not the first time Doubt has stormed the pit of Act 11 and, either sent late to qualify or erred in career strategy. These points do not sprout again and right now there is 23 difference in favor of Bottas over Pérez; while Mercedes outscored Red Bull by 18 per team. If they had not made the mistakes, the deficits of the energy drink team would have been 15 and 10.
Account will have to be taken of Red Bull’s bad decisions and the number of points lost here, because it will be in the Pérez-Bottas duel in which the Constructors’ Championship will surely be decided.