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Horner: Avoiding Qatar grid penalty only positive from Perez Japan F1 weekend
Sergio Perez faced a series of setbacks during the race at Suzuka. He was involved in a collision with Lewis Hamilton at Turn 1, resulting in the need for a new front wing. He received a five-second penalty for overtaking Fernando Alonso before the safety car stop, and later damaged another front wing after hitting Kevin Magnussen. Despite the damage to his car, Perez returned to the track to serve his second penalty and avoid a grid penalty in the next race. Red Bull team boss Christian Horner stated that avoiding a penalty hangover was the only positive from Perez’s difficult weekend. Perez attributed the additional damage to his car, which caused the second collision with Magnussen, to the initial hit with Hamilton. He took responsibility for the incident with Magnussen, acknowledging his mistake.
Source: motorsport
