Red Bull’s Christian Horner argues that the team radio for Sergio Perez at the F1 Round 8 Azerbaijan Grand Prix on June 12 is not a “team order” and a bird’s-eye view. Praised the response of veterans with.
Perez, who had a grid that surpassed his companion Max Verstappen for the second consecutive race following the previous race in Monaco, passed Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) on Turn 1 immediately after the start. He quickly took the lead for the second straight victory in Baku.
After that, Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) stopped the machine due to hydraulic trouble, and a virtual safety car (VSC) was introduced. Leclerc who saw this as an opportunity made a pit stop. Red Bull, who chose to stay out, built a 1-2 system.
When the VSC was lifted, Perez was unable to increase his pace and allowed Verstappen to approach, taking the lead on Turn 1 on lap 15. At this time, the engineer instructed Perez not to defend, but Horner does not consider this a “team order”.
According to RaceFans, the Red Bull commander claimed that “strictly speaking, that wasn’t a team order today.” Perez’s pace after the green flag was generally nearly three seconds slower than Verstappen per lap.
“Max had a considerable pace advantage. The Czech Republic was suffering from a rather terrible graining of the rear tires at that time.”
“So, if one is faster, try to concede the other and focus on getting the best results for the team so that they don’t hit each other and finish the race. That’s the thing. “
In Horner’s mind, he loses a total of 22 points by killing each other.2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix with the worst endingThe memory of was clearly left.
Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo played a fierce teammate battle from the beginning of the race, and the tires occasionally touched each other, and the battle was terrible. To the extreme, we had a friendly fire on Turn 1.
Horner said, “2018 is not that far past for us,” he said, eliminating unnecessary risks and winning as many points as possible as a team to win against Ferrari in the Constructors’ Championship. I emphasized that it was a thing.
“Czech Republic is a mature man,” he said, praising Perez’s response, which quickly understood the situation and gave way to Verstappen.
“He has a bird’s eye view of things. He understands that the championship is a long battle. After Monaco and yesterday’s qualifying, he is now at the height of his career.”
“It’s a wisdom, but the rear degradation he faced may be due to too much emphasis on qualifying. That needs to be reviewed.”
Held at Baku City Circuit on Sunday, June 12th2022 F1 Round 8 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Final RaceThen, Max Verstappen, who started from the 3rd grid, won his 5th victory this season. Sergio Perez followed in 2nd place, with Red Bull achieving 1-2. George Russell (Mercedes) slipped into the podium in 3rd place.
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