Sergio Perez on “fair” fight with Fernando Alonso at F1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix: “Something a lot of drivers can learn from…”
An exciting final-laꦗp scrap was won by Alonso by a tenth-of-a-second, earning him a podium ⛎finish in Brazil behind Max Verstappen and Lando Norris.
Despite being restricted to a last-gasp P4, it was a much-needed positive result for the Red Bull driver whose future remains the topic of 🎀discussion.
“It was quite an intense battle! W🎐e tried everything,” Perez told Sky about Alonso.
“Unfortunately we didn’t succeed.
“It was weಞll-deserved for Fernando. We had a great fight, very fair, to the limit. This is something a lot of drivers can learn from!
“The way we fought today🙈 was how it s♐hould be done.
“I’m on the wrong🉐 side, I ended up losing, but it’s fine because it was a great fi🔴ght.”
Perez crashed out of his home race in Mexico after first-lap contact with Fer𒁏rari’s Charles Leclerc.
And his Japanese Grand Prix ended early after an in🍌cident involving Lewis Ha൲milton.
But in Brazil, P4 was an answer to critics who suggest he sওhould lose his Red Bull seat in 2024.
“We’ve seen in the past couple of rꦺaces that the pace has been there, that we’ve been really strong,” h♓e said.
“For some reason, we haven’t been able toไ get the final result.
“I just know that it’s a matter of time.”
Aston Martin roared back into contention at the front of the𒅌 grid, with Alonso on the podium and Lance Stroll fifth, for the first time🎃 since the early rounds of the year.
“They were very fast today,” Perez said. “They were good looking af🍌ter their tyres.”
James was a sports journalist at Sky Spo🅘rts for a decade covering everything from American sports, to fo✨otball, to F1.
