The Mexican driver was criticized for his performance in the standings despite climbing 12 positions in the race
Although Sergio Pérez was named the Pilot of the Day at the Dutch Grand Prix, the Italian press reprimanded the Mexican. Tapatío managed to climb 12 positions to finish in eighth place. However, he is again criticized for his performance in the rankings.
The Gazzetta dello Sport qualifying with five to Perez, due to problems he presented during Saturday’s qualifiers, where he was eliminated in Q1 and after Red Bull changed its engine, the Mexican had to leave the pit lane.
“The elimination in Q1 due to an error in the box condemns him to a race for the rear. The return does not clarify the mess,” were the lines that the Italian environment dedicated to the Tapatio driver.
This newspaper has distributed three ’10’, which were for Max Verstappen, who highlighted his perfect career and his coldness to handle; Lewis Hamilton, for never giving up and for not making the single race at # 33 for Red Bull; while the last perfect qualification was for the audience who attended the Zandvoort Circuit.
Perez managed to add four points with his eighth position in the Grand Prix of the Netherlands with which he reached 104. However, it is moving further and further away from the third place that is for Valtteri Bottas, who reaps 123, followed by Lando Norris’ 114; while Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton dominate the season with 224.5 and 221.5, respectively.
In the constructors’ championship, Red Bull lost the first place, after Mercedes overtook them with 344.5 points, for the 332.5 that adds the Austrian team.
Pérez and Verstappen will return to the tracks this weekend at the Italian Grand Prix to be held at the Autódromo Nazionale di Monza, where the Mexican will seek revenge and return to the podium.