Sergio perez and Max Verstappen staged one of the biggest controversies in the past Saudi Arabian GP when they fought the extra point for the fastest lap.
And it is that the Dutch driver set the best time in the last lap, a unit that was enough for him to continue at the forefront of the championship standings in the 2023 Formula 1 Season.
Own Christian Horner ensured at the end of the race that both Red Bull drivers received the green light to go for the fastest lap; However, this position collapsed following revealing the data of Sergio Pérez’s car.
But with data revealed by ‘F1 Tempo’, it is appreciated how to lower the telemetry of the tapatío in the first corner, a clear statistic that makes it clear that he took his foot off the accelerator and it was no longer for the fastest lap of the Saudi Arabian GP.
Fast lap at the Saudi Arabian GP
The annoyance of Sergio Pérez He was present in the rest room of the Jeddah street circuit when he met Max Verstappen for the first time.
The Mexican driver questioned the pace of his Red Bull teammate: “They didn’t tell you to keep up the race pace?”, was heard.
“Yes, they asked me to keep it at 1:33.00, yes. But later I asked what the fastest lap was and I thought I might go 10 tenths faster than that, so that’s when I did it,” he replied.
With one lap to go, Checo Pérez held the fastest lap with 1:32.188; so the Dutchman ignored Red Bull’s recommendation and went for it.
In the end, Verstappen clocked 1:31.906 for the extra point and will take him into the Australian GP as the championship leader following two races into the season.
