Sergio Pérez

Kvyat had lunged down the inside of Perez at the Turn 15 right-hander on the final lap, slamming into the left front wing endplate of the Racing Point with his right front tyre and forcing Perez off.<br>Perez rejoined and stayed side by side with Kvyat despite the contact, but the Russian completed the move around the outside of the following corner to secure 10th on the road - only to be assessed ...

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The Racing Point driver missed the lights calling him in for a check, but halted briefly in the pitlane when his team told him about it. After questioning what he should do, he was ordered to return to the garage where the team conducted a practice pitstop. Afterwards, he was wheeled back for the weight check.<br>However, F1’s sporting regulations are strict in stating that any time a driver ...

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The Racing Point driver was alleged to have missed the order to stop for the check right at the end of the afternoon session.<br>Perez initially stopped in the pitlane when he was told over team radio that he had missed the weighbridge check. But, after asking what he should do next, he was informed to return to the garage, where the team completed a practice pitstop.<br>A report sent to the F1 ...

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While the Mexican knew that the campaign would be a difficult one, as the team got back on its feet after the financial troubles of last year, he said he had hoped for a bigger uplift in improvement.<br>Speaking to Motorsport.com about his campaign, Perez said: "Not ideal, you know. I wish by now we had more points, we were fighting for better positions, and we've improved more.<br>"I think the ...

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Current Renault driver Hulkenberg is fighting to keep himself on the F1 grid next year after his bosses elected to replace him with Esteban Ocon for next season.<br>Options elsewhere appear very limited, especially since Hulkenberg does not bring big sponsorship backers with him.<br>For Perez, who partnered Hulkenberg at Force India from 2014 to 2016, the plight of the German is something that he ...

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Perez’s Racing Point was tapped into a spin by Gasly and came to a rest in the barriers on what was supposed to be the final lap of the race, after Perez had tried to pass the Toro Rosso for eighth place round the outside of Turn 2.<br>An error with the chequered flag light panel meant that the race results were ultimately taken at the end of the previous lap, allowing Perez to retain ninth ...

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Perez had a slow leak that the Mercedes engineers were monitoring closely, and which led eventually to a message asking the driver to stop trackside on lap 43, triggering the second safety car.<br>Perez took the latest spec Mercedes engine in Spa, only to suffer a failure with it in practice. As there were no spares available, he was obliged to switch to a new example of the earlier spec, which ...

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The Racing Point driver clouted the wall at the exit of the final chicane during the final free practice session, hitting the wall with the right-hand side of his car.<br>Following an inspection of his machine in the garage, Racing Point realised that Perez's gearbox could not be used again so a new one is to be fitted. It means he will take a grid drop later on.<br>"After our inspection we found ...

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Perez suggested Magnussen had not stuck to an unwritten rule between F1 drivers in second practice on Friday, after Magnussen tried to pass Perez exiting the final chicane before the double-left hander that ends the lap as both were completing outlaps.<br>Magnussen was squeezed into the wall and Perez was subsequently reprimanded as the stewards determined he had driven "unnecessarily slowly ...

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In Friday’s second practice session, Magnussen was squeezed into the wall exiting the final chicane before the double-left hander that ends the lap.<br>Both drivers were on out-laps and preparing for their final qualifying simulations in the first half of the session.<br>Perez had been made aware he had Magnussen “directly behind” earlier on his out-lap but slowed right down at the final ...

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Perez stopped with a power unit problem in Q1 at Monza and, as investigations continue about what went wrong, the team knows it will need to fit a fresh one in the morning.<br>A switch to the latest Phase 3 version would require Perez to start from the pitlane at Monza, as it would be classified as a change of car specification, so the team has elected to take a grid penalty instead and commit to ...

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As Russell rounded the Ascari chicane and entered the back straight, a recovery vehicle was making its way towards Sergio Perez’s crashed car on the grass on the left-hand side of the track. <br>When Russell had cleared the stricken Racing Point and approached Parabolica, he radioed his Williams team to say: “What are they doing bringing that truck onto the track while we’re still driving ...

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Red Bull driver Albon was attacking Perez's Racing Point as they ran up the Kemmel Straight towards Les Combes on the last lap of the race.<br>As he approached the rear of his rival's car, Albon moved right to squeeze by, but in doing so he put the wheels on the right-hand side of this car on the grass.<br>Albon was able to get ahead of went on to finish fifth in his first race for Red ...

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The failure will be a cause for concern for Mercedes, as all six drivers from the works team, Racing Point and Williams took the new upgraded spec on Friday morning, comprising a V6, turbo and MGU-H.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Mercedes set to run upgraded engine at Spa<br><br><br>The HPP factory in Brixworth will investigate the cause of Perez's issue overnight.<br>Perez still had mileage on his ...

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Perez has inked a three-year deal with Racing Point, which will keep him at the outfit through to 2022, likely alongside teammate Lance Stroll.<br>"I’m very excited to extend my partnership with the team for the next three years," Perez said.<br>"I’ve been working together with this group of people for a long time now and they have become my second family. Together we have enjoyed a tremendous ...

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The Racing Point and Toro Rosso drivers came together at the Hungaroring's first corner in the closing stages of the race, which was won by Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton.<br>Albon was able to get by and went on to take his second top 10 finish in two races, but Perez later complained that Albon "crashed into me".<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Bottas irked by "completely unnecessary" Leclerc ...

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Ricciardo and Perez were caught in a queue of cars backing up at the final corner ahead of their final Q1 runs before the Renault driver tried to get ahead on the outside line.<br>Perez responded by jumping back in front on the inside as they ran onto the start/finish line, but both were compromised and missed the cut at the end of their subsequent final flying laps.<br>“You see the car ahead ...

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Although Perez had been mentioned in connection with Haas, extending his stay with Racing Point has always been his main target.<br>Some sources have suggested that an announcement is imminent, possibly as early as this weekend in Hungary.<br>"I think things are settling down," said Perez. "My priority will be to continue with the team.<br>"No, it's not done yet. We are finalising it, but you know ...

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Any desire for the stewards to be out of any post-race debates were scuppered when they were forced to make calls on incidents involving Renault's Daniel Ricciardo and Racing Point's Sergio Perez.<br>Possibly the most controversial decision of the race was to hand Perez a five-second time penalty for leaving the track at turn three - after a lock-up - and gaining an advantage, despite following ...

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Perez was handed a five-second penalty at Paul Ricard for having gained an advantage when he cut across the run-off areas at Turns 3 and 4 on the opening lap of the race.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Perez baffled by French GP penalty<br><br><br>The Mexican was especially annoyed because he had gone around the track limits bollard as the rules demanded.<br>But the FIA was unhappy because Perez ...

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The Racing Point driver was handed a five-second penalty for going off track and gaining an advantage at the start, despite going around the outside of the Turn 3 bollard as instructed by race direction at the beginning of the weekend.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>French GP: Hamilton leads processional Mercedes 1-2<br><br><br>Perez, starting from 14th on the grid, believes he had done nothing wrong ...

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Perez was lucky to avoid hitting two marshals who ran across the track in front of him in Monte Carlo as he exited the pitlane during a safety car period.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Perez "very lucky" to avoid hitting Monaco marshals<br><br><br>It is understood that the two marshals involved had not be given approval by race control to go on the circuit, with the incident itself only coming to the ...

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Magnussen was given a post-race time penalty for skipping the chicane while battling with Perez, whose Racing Point teammate Lance Stroll was punished for the same offence.<br>"It's very disappointing, you only have one move in Monaco, and you do it and the car ahead cuts the chicane, and then he's aware that you're there and there's no more opportunities," said Perez.<br>"It's definitely ...

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The Racing Point driver had emerged from a tyre change and was accelerating out of the pits when he encountered two marshals running across the track before Ste. Devote.<br>One marshal managed to get across in front of his car to the inside barriers, while a second managed stop – and fortunately Perez was able to get between them without incident.<br>Speaking on his team radio immediately after ...

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F1 CEO Chase Carey has made it clear that with Vietnam and the Netherlands added next year a stable total of 21 races will mean that two current events will be dropped.<br>The races in Mexico, Britain, Germany, Italy and Spain are all out of contract after this season, and all are still in discussion over their futures.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>The fight to cling on to an F1 calendar ...

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