Sergio Perez (Red Bull Racing) retired from the 2022 F1 Round 11 Austrian Grand Prix final. He blamed George Russell (Mercedes) for a collision on the opening lap.
Sergio Perez, who started from the 5th grid, had a battle with George Russell who started from the previous grid on the opening lap. However, on Turn 4, Russell inside came into contact with Perez on the outside.Perez spun and pushed into the gravel, damaging the machine
George Russell said, “There was nothing I could do. He turned to me. “
On the other hand, Sergio Perez said, “You could see it clearly, didn’t you? George, right? I gave him enough space. “
Steward shared the views of Sergio Perez and decided that George Russell was entirely responsible for the collision and penalized him with a five-second penalty.
In a post-race interview, Sergio Perez did not change his belief that George Russell was wrong and accused Russell of not being able to control his Mercedes.
“What happened today is really disappointing to us,” said Sergio Perez.
“Obviously, we felt we did everything we could to avoid the incident.”
“It’s only the first lap and it was up to George to actually control his car. He obviously couldn’t control the car, and I was clearly in front of him. Became”
Sergio Perez’s rival Carlos Sainz Jr. retired with an engine blow while the second place was surely seen, and for Red Bull Racing it was to suppress the heavy damage in the Constructors’ Championship, but it was Perez. It wasn’t comforting for me.
“Honestly, that’s not the case at all,” Sergio Perez rejected that view.
“I’m sorry for what happened to Carols today, but it has nothing to do with us.”
Red Bull Racing had the upper hand in the sprint, but Ferrari was clearly the strongest team in the race.
When asked if there was anything Red Bull Racing had to do, Sergio Perez replied, “No doubt, I don’t think this week’s car was really at that level.”
After the interview, Sergio Perez revisited the race in a Red Bull Racing press release.
“It’s a shame that the race ended pretty early. It’s going to be a long race and I thought there would be opportunities, so this result is very disappointing,” commented Sergio Perez.
“There was a lot of damage to the car and I had to retire because it didn’t help. On the opening lap, I gave George (Russell) as much space as possible. There was plenty of space for the two cars to run. I should have, but unfortunately I got in touch. I don’t know if there was any other option. “
“For us, today’s results have hurt both championships, but I hope we can rewind. It’s been the same this season. If we’re fast, Ferrari is fast. Yes, they are very competitive, but obviously they were faster today. “
“I need to look forward now. The season is still long and I hope I can be stronger and come back at the next race weekend.”
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