2023-10-30 00:16:34
Sergio “Checo” Pérez had dreamed of winning his home race in Mexico. This dream evaporated after 811 meters of this Grand Prix at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez – contact between Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari and Pérez’s Red Bull Racing car, “Checo’s” car rose and crashed brutally onto the ground, causing irreparable damage , out of.
Pérez was close to tears: “I had such a good start and was able to advance quickly. I saw a gap and sensed an opportunity to take the lead.”
«Suddenly there was Leclerc next to me, I wasn’t expecting him at all. I thought I was already past him.”
“Of course I’m disappointed, but it’s clear to me that Charles didn’t have any leeway in the middle, that was different for Max on the far right. Ultimately, despite all the disillusionment, this is a racing incident, I can’t blame Charles.”
“I was able to brake last on the outside and I really believed that I could take the lead here. Looking back, you’re always the smart one, and if I could decide again, I’d probably take my foot off the gas and try again against Charles later.”
«But I’m a racer, the gap was there, and in front of your own audience you don’t want to back down, you want to take the lead. At that moment I only thought about winning.”
“The loss is so bitter, especially because I wanted to shine in front of my loyal fans. I had the best start of the whole year and in the end I’m left empty-handed.”
Mexiko-GP, Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
01. Max Verstappen (NL), Red Bull, 2:02:30,814 h
02. Lewis Hamilton (GB), Mercedes, +13,875 sec
03. Charles Leclerc (MC), Ferrari, +23,124
04. Carlos Sainz (E), Ferrari, +27,154
05. Lando Norris (GB), McLaren, +33.266
06. George Russell (GB), Mercedes, +41,020
07. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS), AlphaTauri, +41,570
08. Oscar Piastri (AUS), McLaren, +43.104
09. Alex Albon (T), Williams, +48,573
10. Esteban Ocon (F), Alpine, +1:02,879 min
11. Pierre Gasly (F), Alpine, +1:06,208
12. Yuki Tsunoda (J), AlphaTauri, +1:18,982
13. Nico Hülkenberg (D), Haas, +1:20,309
14. Valtteri Bottas (FIN), Alfa Romeo, +1:20,597
15. Guanyu Zhou (RCH), Alfa Romeo, +1:21,676
Out
Logan Sargeant (USA), Williams, abandonment
Lance Stroll (CDN), Aston Martin, Kollision
Fernando Alonso (E), Aston Martin, Aufgabe
Kevin Magnussen (DK), Haas, suspension
Sergio Pérez (MEX), Red Bull Racing, Unfall
World Championship standings (after 19 of 22 Grand Prix, including 5 of 6 sprints)
driver
01. Verstappen 491 points
02. Pérez 240
03. Hamilton 220
04. Sainz 183
05. Alonso 183
06. Norris 169
07. Leclerc 166
08. Russell 151
09. Plates 87
10. Gasly 56
11. Stroll 53
12. Ocon 45
13. Albon 27
14. Bottas 10
15. Hulkenberg 9
16. Tsunoda 8
17. Ricciardo 6
18. Zhou 6
19. Magnussen 3
20. Lawson 2
21. Sargeant 1
22. De Vries 0
Constructors’ Cup
01. Red Bull Racing 731 Punkte
02. Mercedes 371
03. Ferrari 349
04. McLaren 256
05. Aston Martin 236
06. Alpine 101
07. Williams 28
08. AlphaTauri 16
09. Alfa Romeo 16
10. Haas 12
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