Following a transparent the air assembly regarding the confusion over the quickest lap in Jeddah, Sergio Perez is happy that “we’re all in the identical line”
Because the Mexican counted down the laps till the chequered flag, he was conscious that the 25 factors nearly within the bag, along with quickest lap, meant that he would lead the world championship, for at the moment the quickest lap belonged to him.
Nonetheless, unable to catch his teammate, having began from fifteenth on the grid, teammate Max Verstappen focused the quickest lap, thereby giving him the lead within the championship.
Cue dramatic music…
Although the staff insists that each drivers are free to race each other, Perez was advised to keep up a sure tempo, whereas Verstappen, who had spent a lot of the closing levels of the race worrying a few potential technical challenge was finally allowed to let rip… the Dutchman claiming quickest lap, and the purpose that goes with it, on the ultimate lap of the race.
For sure the post-race temper within the Purple Bull camp was not precisely joyous, sparking reminiscences of Brazil final 12 months and Verstappen’s absolute refusal to yield to his teammate.
Naturally, sensing a possible festering sore at Milton Keynes, a way by which the Purple Bull steamroller may derail itself, the media bought caught in.
Nonetheless, talking in Melbourne right now, Perez insisted that, following a transparent the air assembly, the matter was resolved.
“Issues are nice,” mentioned the Mexican, “I believe we spoke about it and we’re all in the identical line, we clearly study from that.
“On the time I believed I used to be not given the best info,” he admitted, “however now trying again at it, it was all very nicely performed by the staff.
“I believe it was a little bit of a miscommunication between my engineer and myself,” he added. “I do not assume there was something extra to it, I believe the staff did a great job to allow us to race, and I believe that was good.
“I had a phrase with Christian after the race, and it was all clear. It is nothing huge. Clearly you guys wish to create some tales after we’re not racing, but it surely’s all good within the staff.”
Common readers can be conscious that this isn’t the primary ‘clear the air’ assembly that Purple Bull teammates have been concerned in through the years, most notably that involving Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber following the notorious “multi-21” incident on the 2013 Malaysian Grand Prix.
