29 October 2023

Perez on his Lap 1 clash with Leclerc and DNF: ‘The gap was there… I took a risk’

Sergio Perez got a superb start from P5 on the grid at his home race in Mexico City, but it all went wrong when he collided with Charles Leclerc into Turn 1 and he was forced to retire. “I took a risk, I paid a high price for it,” he said afterwards.