News Details

Perez feared tyre blow-out on the way to second place

Sergio Perez managed to hold on to second place in Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix, but feared that his set of worn intermediates could explode at any moment. The Racing Point driver started from third place on the grid and immediately got the jump on Max Verstappen to move up into second. He briefly led the race on two occasions, but was passed by Lewis Hamilton on lap 37 and had no answer to the Mercedes driver's superior pace from that point on. Read also: Hamilton seals seventh title with wet and wild Turkey GP win Instead he focused on keeping hold of second place by managing the tyres he'd taken on lap 10 all the way through to the end of the race - which he didn't entirely believe...
Full Story »
4y ago from F1i.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Pirelli Not Expecting Very Heavy Tyre Wear At Turkish...

Formula One is set to return to Turkey after almost a decade – and...
4y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Pirelli reveals cause of Verstappen's Imola tyre...

Pirelli has concluded the cause of Max Verstappen’s sudden puncture at...
4y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Perez says nothing about contact with Red Bull: 'There...

Due to the poor performance of Alexander Albon, second place at Red Bull...
4y ago from GPBlog.com

Perez says sabbatical an option amid 2021 uncertainty

Sergio Perez says taking a sabbatical from Formula 1 in 2021 remains a...
4y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Honda confirms Jorge Martin ‘an option’ for 2026...

Honda Team Manager Alberto Puig has reiterated its interest in signing...

Liberty Media completes 4.3 billion takeover of...

Two weeks on from receiving unanimous EU approval, Liberty Media...

Gresini reveals extent of Alex Marquez's injuries...

Gresini Racing team manager Michele Masini revealed the extent of Alex...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Scott Dixon bet on two stop strategy after he saw...

Scott Dixon took victory in Sunday’s IndyCar race from Mid-Ohio,...

Alex Palou chooses to view costly Mid-Ohio mistake as...

Alex Palou was not the winner of Sunday’s IndyCar event from Mid-Ohio,...
16h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

IndyCar Mid-Ohio – Race Results

IndyCar visited Mid-Ohio over the weekend for Honda’s home event and a...
18h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Scott Dixon capitalizes on Alex Palou’s mistake to...

The beginning of a busy stretch for IndyCar got under way on Sunday, with...
18h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal set to announce two more major signings this...

Arsenal's summer transfer window is accelerating rapidly, with the club...
2h ago from FreshArsenal.com

Arsecast Extra Episode 647 – 07.07.2025

Welcome to another Arsecast Extra, the Arsenal podcast, with myself and...
2h ago from Arseblog.com

“I don’t see how this guy stops them” -...

Former Liverpool player Steve Nicol and ex-Arsenal midfielder Stewart...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Revealed: How much Arsenal will pay Viktor Gyokeres in...

Arsenal’s pursuit of Viktor Gyokeres has taken a significant step...
6h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.