Leclerc’s First-Lap Clash with Perez Ignites Crowd Fury at Mexico Grand Prix

Leclerc’s First-Lap Clash with Perez Ignites Crowd Fury at Mexico Grand Prix

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Charles Leclerc was met by loud booing from the F1 Mexico City Grand Prix crowd after being involved in a collision with Sergio Perez.

In the start of Sunday’s race, the Ferrari driver, Leclerc, collided with Perez, causing the Red Bull driver to crash and retire early. Perez was attempting to overtake Leclerc and Verstappen on the outside into Turn 1, but ended up making contact with Leclerc. Despite finishing third, Leclerc was booed by the crowd during his post-race interview. Leclerc defended himself, stating that he didn’t hit Perez on purpose and had nowhere to go in the situation. He also mentioned that they struggled with the hard tires after the restart, while Lewis Hamilton excelled with the medium tires.

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Source: Crash

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