Christian Horner was not amused after Crimson Bull driver Sergio Perez was left embarrassed by Franco Colapinto within the Qatar Grand Prix dash.
The younger Argentine has caught the attention since changing Logan Sargeant at Williams, with Crimson Bull reportedly .
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Nonetheless, in Lusail, he caught their Mexican star Perez sleeping.
Colapinto was beginning lifeless final and within the pitlane with Perez as each groups altered their vehicles in parc ferme.
Nonetheless, when it got here to lights out on Saturday afternoon, the Crimson Bull star appeared to overlook he was racing in any respect.
With the lights turned inexperienced, he sat nonetheless permitting rookie Colapinto to finish a swift overtake on his skilled foe.
He held the place too, ending 18th, whereas Perez completed final.
And the incident did not go down nicely with Crimson Bull staff boss Horner.
“I must have a chat with him about it as a result of it simply seemed like he was caught napping a bit of bit and clearly Colapinto received the bounce on him,” he instructed the official F1 channel.
In the meantime talking to Sky F1 he added: “I don’t know, to be sincere.
“I must have a chat with him about it. It seemed like he simply misjudged it.
“However when the sunshine goes out, you’re presupposed to go.”
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“We managed to get some helpful information from Checo in that race,” Horner added.
“We managed to alter the nostril as nicely so we received some good suggestions that hopefully we will use for [qualifying].”
“Principally, on a day that we weren’t going to attain factors with him, it was higher to get as a lot information as we may,” he defined.
“In order that’s what we’ve accomplished, we’ve received some information now to take a look at between now and the following session, so hopefully we will make good use of it.”
Perez himself, who finds his place at Crimson Bull below critical menace because of underperformance, insisted he had needed clear-air forward of him as he sought information to assist the staff.
“The principle goal of right now was to be as additional again as attainable, to have as a lot clear air as attainable,” he mentioned after the dash. “That was the target.
“I believe we managed to know the automobile with the modifications we’ve accomplished. I believe there’s some room to enhance what we now have to do going forwards.
“We we now have to try to convey a bit of bit extra stability to the automobile.”
However Colapinto himself was completely happy to catch Perez sleeping.
He joked: “Checo was… I do not know, he was trying on the site visitors mild or one thing. He was attempting to get in first, generally he is a bit of late within the first one, you already know?”