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Perez: “Wrong place, wrong time” in Hulkenberg/Ocon Qatar F1 sprint crash
During the race, Ocon’s soft tires were deteriorating, causing him to lose ground. Hulkenberg attempted to pass Ocon on the exit of Turn 1, leading to a sandwich situation between the two cars. The Haas car made contact with Ocon, resulting in him spinning across Hulkenberg’s path and colliding with Perez’s Red Bull. Both Perez and Ocon ended their races in the gravel trap, while Hulkenberg retired after returning to the pits with damage. Perez described it as being in the wrong place at the wrong time, and expressed frustration at the incident affecting his race progress. Ocon stated that he didn’t see Perez alongside Hulkenberg and considered the crash a racing incident. Hulkenberg admitted to seeing Perez approaching but was unable to avoid the collision and expressed frustration at the missed opportunity for points.
Source: motorsport
