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Sergio Perez and Felipe Massa had a huge accident in the last moments of the Canadian Grand Prix Sunday.
Shortly after the race, stewards blamed Perez for the accident, judging that the Mexican had changed his racing line going into the Senna corner.
Monday, Perez, who drives for Sahara Force India, said he'd left his Williams rival enough room to overtake.
“It was very disappointing to lose such a strong result through no fault of our own,” Perez declared.
“I was following the same line and braking patterns as in the previous laps and I just got hit from behind by Massa. There was plenty of space on the left of my car to attempt a clean overtake and I cannot understand why he had to scrape by.
“I watched several replays of the incident and I can't help but notice how Felipe turns right just before he hits me. I can only think he must have changed his mind and wanted to rejoin the racing line, his misjudgement cost us a big amount of points.”
The team posted this screen capture showing Massa turning his steering wheel slightly to the right moment before the impact.
Near the end of the race, Perez' Sahara Force India developed braking problems. However, the Mexican refuted the suggestion made by Williams that he shouldn't have been on track in the first place.
"Also, I'm not happy about comments saying we should have retired the car,” he continued.
“It was perfectly driveable with just some adjustments and we showed it up until the moment in which we were taken out. Other cars out there had been in similar conditions for way longer than us and they finished the race without problems”.
Shortly after the race, stewards blamed Perez for the accident, judging that the Mexican had changed his racing line going into the Senna corner.
Monday, Perez, who drives for Sahara Force India, said he'd left his Williams rival enough room to overtake.
“It was very disappointing to lose such a strong result through no fault of our own,” Perez declared.
“I was following the same line and braking patterns as in the previous laps and I just got hit from behind by Massa. There was plenty of space on the left of my car to attempt a clean overtake and I cannot understand why he had to scrape by.
“I watched several replays of the incident and I can't help but notice how Felipe turns right just before he hits me. I can only think he must have changed his mind and wanted to rejoin the racing line, his misjudgement cost us a big amount of points.”
The team posted this screen capture showing Massa turning his steering wheel slightly to the right moment before the impact.
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Near the end of the race, Perez' Sahara Force India developed braking problems. However, the Mexican refuted the suggestion made by Williams that he shouldn't have been on track in the first place.
"Also, I'm not happy about comments saying we should have retired the car,” he continued.
“It was perfectly driveable with just some adjustments and we showed it up until the moment in which we were taken out. Other cars out there had been in similar conditions for way longer than us and they finished the race without problems”.
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| Sergio Perez's Sahara Force India, Montreal (Photo: WRI2) |