Sergio Perez makes bold claim on Lewis Hamilton after teammate Max Verstappen wins 2021 World Championship
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Sergio Perez on Lewis Hamilton
When Max Verstappen was struggling during the initial laps of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Sergio Perez stepped up against the raging seven-time world champion, Lewis Hamilton to deny him the lead. In the process, he made sure that his teammate made his way back on Hamilton with plenty of time at his disposal. But with Verstappen eventually sealing the world championship. Checo went onto make some bold claims.
The Mexican ace driver stated that he could have stolen the second position from Lewis Hamilton if his car was not retired from the race. Hamilton was almost 20 seconds clear of Verstappen after the Dutchman took a pitstop midway through the race. However, Perez was leading the race and he did everything in his power to slow down Hamilton, who was in second place.
What was opinionated by Sergio Perez?
“We were on the podium, I think we could have finished second today,” he said as quoted by Express.co.uk. “In the Constructors’, we would have come really close. With Lewis already on old tyres, we probably would have got him. Unfortunately, things didn’t fall [our way] in the end, but I think it’s been a good improvement throughout the season. We were strong towards the end of the year.
“I’m looking forward to starting the next season on the right foot.”
Sergio Perez also explained why he was willing to play his part in disrupting Hamilton’s party plans.
“As a driver, as a person, you don’t want to get into interfering in their fight, because it’s the last race and the championship decider but, at the end of the day, it’s my team,” Perez added. “I knew that it was critical at that point, because Hamilton had the race under control. He would just have had the window on the Virtual [Safety Car] and on the Safety Car, so it would have made his race a lot easier.”
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