News Details

Perez blames dirty air for Sprint spin that puts him at back of British GP grid

Sergio Perez will start from the back of the grid or pit lane in the British Grand Prix after spinning off during the Sprint. The Red Bull driver had a poor start and had dropped to seventh place behind Fernando Alonso and Lando Norris on the opening lap, but was trying to make progress again when he bizarrely went off exiting the fast flowing Maggotts-Becketts-Chapel complex at Silverstone. Perez said dirty air was the cause of his spin as he followed the two cars ahead and the damage to his tires later forced him to retire. “Yes, (turbulent air) was pretty much it coming out of the corner already picking up quite a lot of throttle,” Perez said. “I think I got caught out in the...
Full Story »
2y ago from Racer.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Red Bull confirms Perez will start from pit lane at...

Sergio Perez was told two laps from the end of the sprint race that he...
2y ago from GPBlog.com

Red Bull hit with 1000 fine after excessive Perez pit...

Red Bull has been hit with a 1000 fine after Sergio Perez was clocked for...
2y ago from GPFans.com

Tsunoda on Q1 exit: ‘Everything f**cked by...

AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda says a call to the weighbridge “f**cked...
2y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

KartCMP1: British Grand Prix pre-race notes

A new era dawns upon Formula 1 with the arrival of Sprint Qualifying, as...
2y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Ducati: Bastianini's COTA MotoGP podium an...

Ducati General Manager Gigi Dall’Igna labelled Enea Bastianini's podium...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Pourchaire to make IndyCar debut in Long Beach with...

Arrow McLaren has announced that the reigning Formula 2 champion Theo...

IndyCar's new Aeroscreen makes early debut at Long...

The NTT IndyCar Series will have teams fit a new version of the Aeroscreen...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Sebastian Ogier tops Croatia Rally shakedown

Sébastien Ogier announced his return to FIA World Rally Championship...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Inside Spain: Mikel Arteta behind Real Madrid heroics...

Inside Spain is a weekly instalment brought to you by Football España,...
51m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Two Premier League clubs to rival Arsenal for...

Arsenal are reportedly interested in securing a summer transfer for RB...
1h ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.