“We both screwed it,” Sergio Perez refuses to play the blame game over Carlos Sainz wreck at Baku
Sergio Perez thought playing the blame game was not worth it following his crash with Carlos Sainz at the Azerbaijan GP.
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Sergio Perez and Carlos Sainz (Via: Imago, X/formuladirecta, screenshot)
After the unfortunate crash between Sergio Perez and Carlos Sainz on the penultimate lap of the Azerbaijan GP, neither of them was ready to take the blame. The situation was more disappointing for the Mexican, who looked to have found some form after a long time. The FIA ultimately deemed it a racing incident and said no further investigation was necessary.
Sergio Perez has stated that after he and Carlos Sainz removed their helmets, they realized that both had screwed up. The incident left them thinking about what just happened while Perez opined that it was just irrelevant to blame each other.
It's irrelevant to who to blame because we both screwed up. Once we took our helmets off, we realised that we both screwed it up, that finishing a race like that was really disappointing.Sergio Perez said, as reported by Motorsport
Perez explained that after the crash, both were taken to the medical center for a checkup. After being cleared, the 34-year-old said that he and Sainz were eager to leave the medical center as soon as possible as they were very disappointed.
We were in the medical centre, and they were checking us out, we were both fine and we both wanted to leave as soon as possible because we were both super, super sad with the outcome.Sergio Perez added
Sergio Perez clarifies he ‘didn’t push’ Carlos Sainz’s head after Baku crash amidst social media criticism
After the crash, Sergio Perez was seen exiting his car and touching Carlos Sainz’s helmet in frustration, while the Spaniard remained in his seat. Everyone believed that Perez was taking out his anger on Sainz.
However, Perez clarified that he was actually chatting with Sainz, who appeared to be looking down lost in thought. He lifted the Ferrari driver’s helmet to engage with him, but this action didn’t come across well on camera.
I was chatting to Carlos as he was looking down and I was talking to him, I didn’t push his head. It looks worse on the video than it is.Sergio Perez explained
Social media can sometimes be toxic, portraying Perez as a bad person when the reality is different. He and Sainz have been close friends in F1 for a long time, and his anger at the time was understandable. However, pushing the helmet in frustration wasn’t something best friends would normally do in that situation.
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