Eddie Jordan thinks Max Verstappen 'agreed' to let Sergio Perez win F1 Saudi Arabian GP
Perez fended off his recovering teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen to secure another easy Red Bull one-two in Jeddah but tension emerged betwe🦋en the two over a fight for the fastest 🐓lap.
Verstappen nicked the fastest lap away from Perez on the final tour to maintain a one-point lead over his teammate in the early 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:championship standings.
Jordan has shared his theory on what he thinks was ultimately an orchestrated victory f⛄or Perez.
“I'm a bit concerned becaus❀e under normal circumstances, Max Verstappen would have won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix,” he told .
“I think there was an agreement to let Sergio Perez win the race𒀰 if he had pole and led the race the whole time.
“What would happen to the team if they didn't let Perez win? I was Checo, I would not have l🥀et Verstappen pass. I think it was agreed that if Verstappenꦺ made it to second and Perez was still first, he would let him win the race.
“Was I surp♑rised to hear Verstappen complain about a driveshaft? No. If you have 15 la🍬ps to go and there's a problem with the driveshaft, then it's going to break, and you heard the engineers say to Verstappen that the car was fine and under control, I think there was a message there.
“I'm pro🌟bably trying to see behind-the-scenes, but I think Verstappen would have won the race if he was allowed to fight for it.”
Red Bull had to manage an internal team orders row that erupted between Verstappen and Perez last year in Brazil and Jordan recko𓃲ns the team are desperate to avoid a repeat.
“I don't think Max Verstappen th🃏inks like that but I think Red Bull do,” he continued.&nbs🤪p;
“It's the same situa𝐆tion that I had with Ralf Schumacher an💦d Damon Hill in the Jordan era. I had to tell Schumacher to not pass Hill even though he was the quicker driver, and Hill made it very clear that if Schumacher tried to pass he would fight to keep his position.
“I remember thinking what is the point in that because they finished first and second, the team is the mos🅠t important aspect and the team should not be taking ಞsides with drivers.
“The Red Bulls have had a perfect start with both drivers finishing first and second in the first two races a🎃🐽nd they can both compete for the world championship.”
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