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Perez ‘sacrificed half a second' to help Verstappen

Red Bull boss Christian Horner said Sergio Perez gave up half a second in providing a vital tow to team-mate Max Verstappen. As Mercedes settled into dominant form during the opening two sessions of qualifying at the Italian Grand Prix, Red Bull were struggling as McLaren threatened to deny them a place on the second row. Ultimately though Verstappen was able to secure P3 for the start of sprint qualifying, though it seems that would not have been possible without Perez's help, who allowed his team-mate to pick up a slipstream down that long Monza main straight. The magnitude of Perez's sacrifice was made clear by the fact he will start sprint qualifying from P9. 'I have to say, Checo...
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