Sergio Perez, who had a great fight against Lewis Hamilton in the final and champion race of the Formula 1 2021 season, made a statement about his battle. “Hamilton will understand me,” Perez said.
The Formula 1 2021 season has ended in a way we can’t imagine, befitting the struggle we’ve been watching all season. Taking the lead in the first laps of the race Lewis Hamiltoncontinued to be in the first place until the 58th lap of the 58-lap race. But after the safety car that came out with 5 laps left and entered the last lap, Losing his place to Max Verstappen He also lost the world championship.
One of the most exciting points of the race was Max Verstappen’s teammate Sergio Perez’s battle with Lewis Hamilton. With the gap between Hamilton and Verstappen around 8 seconds, Perez, who was in first place and who had not yet pitted on old tires, was told to keep Hamilton busy as much as possible. Perez put up a struggle that lasted about 2 rounds and made us gnaw our teeth where we were. Those moments were like this:
The defense that made Sergio Perez ‘animal’ by his team
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAU93RfNN98
After this struggle, Hamilton naturally lost time and began to see Verstappen in his mirrors. Verstappen-Hamilton difference down to 1 second. Sergio Perez, after this battle, gave way to Verstappen and entered the pits, and this battle was engraved in the minds. The driver, who supported his teammate to win the championship, made a statement about that battle today.
Sergio Perez said in a statement about this struggle, “Trying to hurt someone who is fighting for the championship is not something you want to do. But in the end, I did it for my team. I’m sure Hamilton will understand me very well. I did everything for Max and for the team.” he said.
Hamilton has also been a teammate in previous races. Bottas’ support had used it many times.
While all this is going on, let’s just say that the song “Super Max”, written by fans for Max Verstappen, has risen to 5th place on the ‘Viral 50’ global chart on Spotify.