2023-09-24 06:08:00
ESPNSep 24, 2023, 02:08 ETLreading: 2 min.
A series of errors led the Mexican driver to abandon the GP in Suzuka
Sergio ‘Checo’ Pérez lived a nightmare in Japanese Grand Prix, by retiring following only 15 laps of racing, causing Red Bull will prevent obtaining the World Constructors’ Championship.
Nothing worked for the pilot from Guadalajara in the few laps he had. First, he had a brave start, since he started slowly and this caused him to become prey for Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamiltonwho overtook him at the start.
This battle caused him to lose two positions on the track and in the fight he suffered damage to his front wing.
Sergio Pérez had two incidents that took him out of the Japanese GP.AP
The rain of car debris caused the appearance of the safety car, so he had to enter the pits only on the third lap and with this return to the track in 18th position. The Mexican had a very different strategy than expected, since the team decided to mount the hard tire.
The urgency to return to the track caused him to make another mistake, since when leaving the pits he accelerated ahead of time and earned him a five-second penalty.
‘Checo’ Pérez He tried to come back from 18th position. First he accounted for the Williams and Alfa Romeo, and the AlphaTauri joined them. But the fight with Kevin Magnussen caused new problems.
The Mexican tried to gain position in the curve from the Dane, but this caused him to suffer new damage to his wing, while Kevin was left stuck on the track.
Sergio He warned the pits that he had suffered damage “ once more”, so he entered and left in last position.
With a damaged car and a nightmare weekend, the Mexican warned that his car did not feel “good”, so the order was clear, remove the car.
With this, Sergio lost the chance to fight for points and denied Red Bull the chance to win the Constructors’ Championship.
Red Bull prepared the Mexican driver to return to the track and serve the sanction for the incident with Kevin Magnussen. ‘Checo’ Pérez He retired the car once more a lap later.
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