He had already won the sprint yesterday, but with today's victory Perez officially becomes the only driver to triumph in Baku more than once, after the success of 2021. An excellent weekend for the Mexican, who has always been close to Verstappen and Leclerc in qualifying and dominated in the two races. The gap from Verstappen is only 6 points and the championship is more open than ever.
Perez's words
Merit of the Mexican or the safety car? “Everything worked perfectly for us today – commented the winner – we managed to pass Charles early and put pressure on Max e we had less degradation than him in the first stint. It was in good shape for us right away from that point of view, then the safety car came out, it brought everyone together and it was another race from that point on.".
Despite his luck with the safety car, Perez had better pace than Verstappen overall. “Had I gone out after Max would it have ended differently? We were very close, we both kissed the walls a couple of times and the way he put pressure on me throughout the race it made my life difficult but I managed to keep everything under control”.
Regarding the "kiss" on the wall at turn 15, number 11 adds: "IS it was a good hit. I've had some luck, especially for the right front which she held”.
