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Formula 1 data shows Perez would not have won race either without safety car

Sergio Perez grabbed his first pole position in Saudi Arabia, but unfortunately could not translate that into a win on Sunday. The Mexican had bad luck with the safety car, but according to Formula 1 data, Perez would not have won without it either. For the first sixteen laps Perez drove trouble-free up front with Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen Carlos Sainz in his wake though. Red Bull Racing and Ferrari were fairly evenly matched until Nicholas Latifi crashed and caused a safety car on lap sixteen. Perez had stepped into Ferrari' s plan, getting new tires before the attacking Leclerc. His chasers at the safety car therefore had the advantage of losing less time on their subsequent pit...
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