Sergio Pérez started second and had to overtake Charles Leclerc, who started third, to take second place in the individual classification, but after the second pit stop he was unable to overtake the Monegask, with the benefit of fresh tires, and finished the race . third.
During the race, Sergio contacted the team and asked Verstappen, who was two seconds ahead at the time, to accelerate so that he could drive through an important section at maximum speed on fresh tires, but this did not happen.
After the race, Pérez said Verstappen prevented the effective execution of his two-stop strategy…
Sergio Perez: “This is how our sport works, some races you win, others you lose. Ferrari and Charles had a great race today, they controlled the tires better than us, they were stronger, especially in the first stint.
At one point we discussed the strategy of one pit stop, but the tires have already overheated and lost their efficiency. I had to change tires early, and in the second stint, when I was behind Max – he had a strategy of one pit stop, and I had two, I couldn’t attack at full power and lost about two seconds because of it.
In addition, behind Pierre Gasly I lost about a second, maybe more. There were always blue flags, but he had his own struggles, and it can be hard to give up position in a situation like that. At one point it seemed to me that he was giving way, I attacked – and luckily I was able to slow down at the last minute, otherwise we would have collided and Pierre would have been awarded a penalty. But this is the last race. I’m glad I was able to finish
Source: F1 News
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