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Racing Point stands by late Perez pit stop

Sergio Perez is serviced during the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix Racing Point’s Andy Green says that the late Sergio Perez pit stop which handed third place at Imola to Daniel Ricciardo was the right call at the time. Perez had inherited third position when Max Verstappen’s Red Bull blew a tyre and spun, an incident which drew the Safety Car. Instead of holding onto precious track position for the run home, the Mexican was called into the lane to exchange his hard compound tyres for softs. He dropped to sixth and ultimately finished in the same spot, while Ricciardo bagged a second podium for Renault, two rounds after the first. Speaking shortly after the race, Perez stated, “it is a...
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