{"id":289789,"date":"2023-09-24T08:04:21","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T08:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=289789"},"modified":"2023-09-24T08:04:21","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T08:04:21","slug":"perez-exploits-f1-rules-at-japanese-gp-in-move-fans-say-feels-like-cheating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/racing\/f1\/perez-exploits-f1-rules-at-japanese-gp-in-move-fans-say-feels-like-cheating\/","title":{"rendered":"Perez exploits F1 rules at Japanese GP in move fans say \u2018feels like cheating’"},"content":{"rendered":"
Sergio Perez exploited a loop hole in F1 rules to serve a penalty, but some fans think it 'feels like cheating'.<\/p>\n
It was a weekend to forget for the Mexican driver, with Red Bull's No.2 having problems from the green light. Perez had started in fifth, but a collision on the first corner saw Perez's front wing needing to be replaced.<\/p>\n
However, a safety car was on track due to the debris, and replays later showed that Perez had overtaken under the safety car when entering the pit lane. And a five-second penalty was slapped on the Mexican.<\/p>\n
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Sky Sports is bringing you 500 live football games to watch, as well access to Cricket, Golf, F1, Boxing, NFL, NBA and more across eight<\/span> dedicated channels. Sky Sports is the <\/span>only way to watch all the action this year.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a322 a month<\/p>\n At this point, Perez was already one of the back markers when another crash with Kevin Magnussen's Haas meant he needed another front-wing. Red Bull decided to put Perez out his misery, but, 15 laps later, he got back into the car to serve his penalty for the Magnussen incident.<\/p>\n Red Bull had been granted permission from the FIA to send Perez back onto the track several laps down – ensuring he didn't leave the land of the rising sun with a looming penalty, before Red Bull retired the car for good.<\/p>\n What do you think about Red Bull's move? Let us know in the comments section<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n "Red Bull unretiring Perez so he can serve his penalty and then retire him again feels like cheating," one fan shared. While a second said: "Perez coming back on! Already held Norris up! Cheating p****. Just to clear the penalty!"<\/p>\n "Perez is cheating don\u2019t let him back in the race," a third fumed. And a fourth added: "Shows how flawed the penalty system is…<\/p>\n A fifth said: "If the FIA is proper then this kind of action should be granted by a race ban!"<\/p>\n <\/p>\n FIA rules state, if a penalty is not served in race, the stewards have the right to impose a grid drop at the next event.<\/p>\n Elsewhere on the track, Perez's team-mate Max Verstappen scorched the field, wrapping up the constructer's championship for Red Bull.<\/p>\n Source: Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sergio Perez exploited a loop hole in F1 rules to serve a penalty, but some fans think it 'feels like cheating'. It was a weekend […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":289788,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n