In Abu Dhabi, for a few minutes, Red Bull’s hopes clung to Sergio Perez. Important minutes, which some consider decisive. The Mexican has in fact voluntarily stopped Lewis Hamilton in the run-up to the eighth title: the British was gaining more and more on Max Verstappen, but the tough resistance of Checo it made him lose about eight seconds. Eight seconds which proved to be of vital importance, because Verstappen in the meantime has re-queued to the Englishman, removing the window from Hamilton to pit under the Virtual Safety Car first and then the Safety Car. ‘Jolly’ which Verstappen took advantage of, who – being able to afford to ‘wait’ for Mercedes strategies and do the opposite – reached the final battle with an unbridgeable strategic advantage.
That’s what Red Bull team principal Chris also claimed Horner. The British praised Perez’s maneuvers as follows: “Defending like a lion against Lewis took vital time. Without Checo the Mercedes he would have had an extra pit stop to play and probably he would have won this World Cup“.
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