Although the new generation of single-seaters seemed to adapt like a glove for Sergio Pérez, the one from Guadalajara has gone from more to less with the passing of the races, with a final failure that has unleashed Marko’s fury.
In the box of Red Bull, practically any driver who has had to face Max Verstappen has been scalded: Daniel Ricciardo, Pierre Gasly, Alexander Albon… until Sergio Pérez arrived at the energy drink team in 2021 to end this negative streak.
After being about to run out of a seat in Formula 1, ‘Checo’ was left more than 200 points of his new teammate in a season in which his victory in Azerbaijan was his best result and, from then on, his duties were focused on being a squire to the one who would end up becoming world champion.
The new generation of single-seaters seemed to adapt wonderfully to the Mexican’s driving style, but, in 2022, despite taking over the pole position in Jeddah, victory in Monaco and being on the podium up to 6 times, everything has started to go wrong for him.
unintentional failure
On lap 50 of the French Grand Prix, and after holding 3rd position for practically the entire race after an unlucky start, a Virtual Safety Carcaused by a Guanyu Zhou who got stranded in the middle of the track upset the established order.
The grill is more than used to this procedure, which they have practiced countless times, so with the message of ‘VSC ending’ everyone prepared to be ready for a return to action… but something went wrong.
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«I do not know what happened with him Virtual Safety Carit just caught me by surprise, because I was already finishing from the turn 8 exit and in the end it ended at the end of turn 15. Something happened there and it caught me, it’s a shame that it interfered with the result,” Pérez reported.
After the completion message VSC, the pilots know that in 10-15 seconds the green flag will shine again, but a second similar message upset all their plans. “It was a difficult afternoon. We should have gotten another podium. The Mercedes were pretty strong, especially towards the end of that stint with medium tires. I think that once the VSCI was able to go a little faster, and in the end it was adjusted», closed #11.
insufficient explanation
Due to the confusion generated, the FIA came to the fore to explain what happened. “A second completion message was sent. VSC due to a problem hardware which led to a automatic switch to backup systems which worked exactly as they should in that scenario», explained the governing body of F1.
“The same information is supplied to all computers simultaneously. The countdown time for the end of the VSCuntil the green light shows on the track panels it’s always random», concluded the statement.
“A second VSC termination message was sent due to a hardware problem”
However, this clarification did not serve to placate the words of a noticeably annoyed Helmut Marko with Pérez. «It is very unfortunate that Checo fell asleep at the exit. We lost a 3rd position there, “said the Austrian leader.
In the absence of a single race to put an end to the first half of the season, Red Bull leads Ferrari by 82 points, its closest rival in the constructors’ championship, while Verstappen leads Leclerc by 63 points. After the accident of the Monegasque, Pérez is closing the Top 3 with Sainz and Russell on the prowl.
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