“One day, it’s going to be a big shunt,” Sergio Perez warns F1 of an impending disaster after “dangerous” Australian GP

Sergio Perez confessed that the sunlight during the race hampers visibility to an alarming margin.

“One day, it’s going to be a big shunt,” Sergio Perez warns F1 of an impending disaster after “dangerous” Australian GP

Sergio Perez

The Australian GP went down in history as one of the most chaotic races in recent times. The race had three red flags with the last one being caused by a colossal incident that led to 4 cars retiring. Subsequently, Sergio Perez expressed his concerns over the race. The Mexican driver pointed out the lack of visibility due to the sun.

For the second restart, the 33-year-old mentioned having avoided Pierre Gasly. As the Frenchman collided with his team into turn 1. He said “I had to avoid Gasly,” Sergio Perez was clear that the drivers could barely see the track at the restart. He stated “And then there was no visibility really going into Turn 1.” The sunlight could’ve potentially been a reason for the carnage that followed.

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The Mexican driver made his way from P20 to P5 in the race

Sergio Perez mentioned that such conditions are no longer safe for drivers. As they struggle to even see the race track. Checo explained “It was really dangerous, first of all, the warm-up, but secondly, we could not see anything. We cannot race in these conditions anymore.” Additionally, the Mexican driver warned F1 that if this is not addressed then it could lead to a disaster in the future. He declared “One day, it’s going to be a big shunt.”

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“We are just a passenger,” Sergio Perez on the lack of visibility at Albert Park

The Lap 56 restart of the Australian GP
The Lap 56 restart of the Australian GP

Moreover, the Red Bull driver was adamant that drivers have no sight whatsoever in such conditions. Sergio Perez pointed out that for the latter half of the Australian GP, the drivers have no choice but to become passengers as they barely can see what’s ahead of them. He said, “We cannot see anything. The last 30 laps we are just a passenger, we don’t have any visibility.”

The 33-year-old mentioned having to find the right balance during his race back up the order in the Grand Prix. As the Mexican driver could not take a big risk that could’ve ended his race. Drivers such as Kevin Magnussen and Alex Albon did not have the same fate as they crashed out in the race. Sergio Perez stated, “I needed to take a lot more risk if I wanted to make some more progress, and probably I wouldn’t have finished the race or probably I could have been a little bit higher.”

Thus, Sergio Perez has raised concerns about the sun at the Australian GP. There have been rumors of the event switching to a night race. But no substantial talks have been held so far. Although Perez’s comments have exposed a major safety issue. This needs to be addressed by the teams and the FIA at the earliest to ensure that no calamity takes place in the future.

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