Under-pressure Sergio Perez out of home race after first-corner crash in F1 Mexico City GP
The Mexican’s race lasted just a handful of seconds before he was dramatically sent airborne after being tagged by Charles Leclerc’s🎐 Ferrari as he challenged for the lead at Turn 1.
Perez was attempting to sweep around the outside as 🥀he went three-wide with Leclerc and Red Bull teammate Max Verstap✃pen at the first turn, but made contact with Leclerc.
Perez was able to limp back to the pits but was unable to get back out due to his 💯car being too badly damaged.
"That's just what happens if you try to go around the outside into Turn One,” said F1 co-commentator Martin Brundle. 𝓰;
"Leclerc can't go any further right and look at the damage on the sidep🐈od on Perez's car.”
Perez went into the race holding a 39-point advantage over Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton in the battle for second place in the drivers💦’ championship. 💙;
Hamilton finished as runner-🔯up, behind race winner Max Versta🐻ppen.
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