P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Lewis Hamilton’s impeeding of Sergio Perez during the first segment of Saturday’s Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix qualifying proved “costly” for the Mexican in the Q3 top-10 shootout. Hamilton received a three-place grid penalty for the incident that saw the Mercedes driver moving slowly at the exit of Turn 9, causing Perez, on a hot […]
Hamilton was penalized three grid places for impeding Perez in qualifying, resulting in Perez using extra soft tires in Q1 and having only one fresh set left for Q3. Despite the setback, Perez qualified in fifth position, lamenting the costly incident with Hamilton. Perez believed that with two sets of tires in Q3, his qualification could have been better. Red Bull remains supportive of Perez, with Team Principal Horner highlighting Zandvoort as an outlier in a strong run of upcoming tracks for Perez. Perez expressed confidence in understanding the car better, aiming to capitalize on future upgrades and progress in the races ahead.
