Former F1 driver, Juan Pablo Montoya is not happy with what Sergio Perez did to Lewis Hamilton at Abu Dhabi GP
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Colombian racing journeyman who have drove all around the world in F1, NASCAR, Indi circuits who is currently racing for Acura Meyer Shank Racing in Weather Tech sports car championship winning it in 2019, Who has 7 Grand Prix wins and 30 podiums in his CV has criticized Red Bulls Mexican driver and 2021 F1 champion Max Verstappen’s teammate, who is nicknamed Checo for his actions which helped Verstappen to minimize his 9 seconds gap with Lewis Hamilton significantly.
“It’s funny now how people look at it from that angle, OH my God, it’s good that Checo got involved and helped Max. And I think he did a very good job for Max,” Montoya told motorsports TV after F1 fans pundits showered Perez with praises following his 3 laps defending of Hamilton who was on the fast soft tyres giving Verstappen the chance reduce the gap down to 1.5 seconds but he wasn’t font of what Perez did as he point out he would have been in trouble if he was racing in his time in F1
“Twenty years ago, if the second driver did that, he would have been destroyed. And if Rubens (Barrichello) ever helped Michael (Schumacher), everyone said ‘oh my God, why are you helping Michael? You gave up a win, a position?’.
When asked about what he think change the mind set of drivers he stated he don’t know about it and went on to elaborate how if you are a Red Bull fan you would have loved it and How a neutral or Hamilton fan would have felt wronged on the instance. He also pointed out the nasty Red Bull tactics of forcing Hamilton to cause a racing incident which will ensure them the title.
“Honestly, I think if you were supporting Max you would think what ‘Checo’ did was sensational because it helped him. But if you were supporting Lewis or you were neutral, you would wonder why he got involved,” he added.
“Yes, you’re trying to race, but racing in a way where you really want to get in the way, and Lewis knows if he goes for it they would crash and call it a racing incident and they (Red Bull) were counting on that,” he said.
Juan Pablo Montoya believes luck was on Red Bull’s side
The former McLaren and Williams driver also gave his opinion on safety car drama which gifted Red Bull the win admitting Verstappen’s luck at the same time and also the Burdon of righteousness of the decision is with FIA
“Red Bull played all the cards to get it (the title) and in the end they did – luck was on their side. Whether they made the right decisions or not is up to the FIA to analyze.”
Sergio Perez finished 4th in driver’s championship 36 points behind Valttri Bottas who he was playing catch up with. He played good supporting role to Verstappen but failed to give a proper title challenge with 5 podiums and Azerbaijan GP in his pocket.
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