P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Russell: "Lady Luck" Perez penalty made up for unfortunate F1 2023 races
“Perez received a five-second penalty for colliding with Lando Norris at Turn 6, where he seemed to block the corner to prevent Norris from making a turn. This set up an intense battle between Russell, Perez, and Charles Leclerc, who aimed to help Ferrari in the constructors’ championship and surpass Mercedes. Leclerc wanted to assist Perez in securing third place in the race and let him pass with the intention of creating a big enough gap ahead of Russell to account for the penalty. Unfortunately, Perez fell short by 1.1 seconds, determining Mercedes as the winner of the constructors’ championship in second place ahead of Ferrari. Russell acknowledged the fortunate turn of events for Mercedes, considering his own string of bad luck throughout the season.”
