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Perez felt Verstappen was hindrance at crucial point in Abu Dhabi

Article To news overview © Getty Images / Red Bull Content Pool Sergio Perez believed that Red Bull Formula 1 teammate Max Verstappen's pace in the middle stint of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was a key reason why he lost out to Charles Leclerc. Perez was locked on points with Leclerc in the fight for P2 in the standings, with whoever finishing ahead claiming the runner-up spot. After the initial round of pitstops, Perez was tucked up behind Verstappen thanks to the powerful undercut, sitting about two seconds behind. He radioed into the team to ask them to tell the Dutchman to speed up seeing as he was to employ a two-stop strategy. In the end, clever Ferrari strategy dummied Perez into...
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