Quote Originally Posted by Nitrodaze View Post
That was my initial thought, but l took another look and thought Sainz could also have slowed down knowing it was not practical to carry on at speed with part of the car off track. They both put their foot down and Sainz in a compromised position risked losing it which he did and crashed into Perez. Why should Perez slow down or make it easy for Sainz? This is a race. It is up to Sainz to make a judgment call and realize that his dirty tires off track may compromise his chances of getting past Perez and possibly cause a loss of control.

The thing most are missing is that Perez would have to give up the slipstream from Leclerc, to make way for Sainz who would inherit the slipstream as a consequence. Perez did what any racing driver with a brain would do, hanging out to dry and forcing him to slow down or crash.
You’ve this backwards man. Sainz was ahead and it’s up to the following driver to complete the overtake. Stating that a driver leading should have slowed down in anyway is way off and utterly bananas. He was under no obligation to help Perez. His job is to stay ahead, he did exactly as every lead driver would be entitled to do, took the racing line. The responsibility is on Perez to get by, he didn’t do that. The tow to Leclerc is irrelevant and doesn’t strengthen Checo’s position. Perez should have known Sainz wasn’t going to stay up against the wall. Much like Monaco it was simply another dead brain moment from him.

And if you’re now stating that Perez gave Sainz the slow down or crash ultimatum, then you’re admitting he didn’t give him enough room which is also an admission of guilt for Checo.