“Sadly, he misplaced fairly a little bit of time on his out laps behind Alex Albon after which Lando [Norris] value him dearly, which gave Oscar [Piastri] monitor place,” he stated. “I believe with out that he would’ve received the race at present.
“It’s a kind of issues that’s very heartbreaking for him and the group that a lot effort goes in to lose a podium within the dying laps of the race.”
Regardless of his DNF, his efficiency appeared stronger on common than his group mate Max Verstappen, who crossed the road in fifth behind his championship rival Norris.
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Discussing the variations of their confidence in Baku, Horner defined that Perez “discovered a superb rhythm and set-up” and had a “very fast” automotive for the race.
“I believe we would’ve launched some issues with Max’s automotive that didn’t work as effectively, and I believe we in all probability broken the tyres rather a lot combating in that group for such a protracted time frame,” he added. “For those who take a look at George Russell’s stint, he began it very, very slowly after which simply builds into it and has a greater tyre on the finish. So yeah, actually very irritating.”
