In the round-up: Sergio Perez says he “paid the price” for the FIA failing to delete his illegal lap time after he breached track limits in Friday’s qualifying
In brief
Perez frustrated to have ‘paid the price for FIA not policing track limits better’
Red Bull driver Sergio Perez says his Austrian Grand Prix weekend been compromised by the FIA stewards failing to delete his illegal lap time from the end of Q2 during qualifying.
Perez exceeded track limits at turn eight during his final and quickest lap in Q2 during Friday’s qualifying session. He was originally advanced into Q3 and competed in the session, before the stewards retroactively deleted his best Q2 time and all times set in Q3, dropping him from fourth on the sprint race grid to 13th.
After he climbed back up to claim fifth on the grid during the sprint race, Perez said he feels his penalty was made more severe due to the unnecessary running he completed in Q3.
“I think I definitely did something wrong, but also I think I paid the price from the FIA not being able to police it better,” Perez said.
“I got a harsher penalty than I should because I wasted all my tyres in Q3, risking it all. But anyway, it’s all in the past. We’re seeing a bit of inconsistency throughout, so hopefully we’re able to get back some rhythm and work together with the FIA.”
Teams cleared after formation lap radio investigation
Six teams were cleared by Austrian Grand Prix stewards after they were investigated for breaching team radio rules during the second formation lap of the sprint race.
After the extra formation lap was called after Zhou Guanyu failed to line up on the grid with a problem, seven drivers – George Russell, Sergio Perez, Esteban Ocon, Mick Schumacher, Daniel Ricciardo, Lance Stroll and Sebastian Vettel – were given instructions around using their pit speed limiters as the grid set off, prompting an investigation for breaching F1’s rule for driving “alone and unaided”.
After speaking with team managers for all six teams, the stewards determined the instructions were permitted under the regulations and took no further action.
Gasly hoping to get out of turn one unscathed after back-to-back crashes
Pierre Gasly says he is hoping to get through the first corner of the Austrian Grand Prix “with the car as it started” after consecutive first corner clashes.
After making contact with George Russell and Zhou Guanyu at the start of last weekend’s British Grand Prix which triggered…
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