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Pole-sitter Charles Leclerc made contact with home favourite Sergio Perez at Turn 1 in Mexico, leading to DNF for the Red Bull. However, Leclerc has agreed with Perez’s view of the incident – with the Ferrari driver defending Perez’s actions.
Charles Leclerc agrees with Sergio Perez that their collision during the first lap of the Mexico City Grand Prix was a racing incident, attributing it to Perez being unaware of Max Verstappen’s position. Leclerc was unable to defend his pole position as Verstappen overtook him on the inside, with Perez attempting to make it three-abreast. However, Perez’s move failed and he squeezed Leclerc, causing damage to both cars and forcing the retirement of Perez’s Red Bull. Leclerc believes that Perez did not realize Verstappen was on Leclerc’s right and turned in, leading to the collision. Despite the damage, Leclerc managed to finish the race and felt that the car performed relatively well considering the circumstances. Leclerc acknowledges that the incident compromised their race, but ultimately agrees with Perez that it was just a racing incident.
Source: RacingNews 365
