Sergio Perez expects the stewards will penalise Lewis Hamilton over the incident between the pair in qualifying.
The Purple Bull driver accused his Mercedes rival of impeding him at flip eight throughout Q1. “What the fuck is that this fool doing?” Perez requested on his radio.
Perez was attempting to enhance his unique time on a used set of tyres when he caught Hamilton. He claimed the incident pressured him to to make use of a contemporary set of tyres to assert a spot in Q2.
Talking afterwards, Perez mentioned he didn’t imagine Hamilton had supposed to carry him up, however expects the stewards will take motion over the incident. “It was simply mistaken time, mistaken second,” Perez instructed Sky.
“I feel he did the most effective he might to get out of the best way. Sadly with this kind of incident, the stewards have been very strict all through the season. I’ve received penalties for lots worse [less] than that, and lots of drivers.
“It was simply unlucky timing. That price me an additional set of tyres and I feel will price him a penalty. However apart from that I feel he was simply mistaken time, mistaken second.”
Perez went on to take fifth on the grid, which is simply the second time he certified inside the high 5 within the final 9 rounds. He mentioned the end result exhibits the progress he and the workforce made addressing a few of his issues for the reason that final race.
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“I feel that undoubtedly as a workforce the vacations have been very sturdy for us as a result of we’ve been in a position to perceive lots of our points that we’ve had and the weekend has confirmed all of it,” mentioned Perez. “So I feel in that regard it’s all very promising.
“Now we simply should put the puzzle all collectively. I imagine that there’s a good second half of the season for us to have.”
“I imagine we undoubtedly are going to have the tempo tomorrow to be within the combine so I’m trying ahead to it,” he added.
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