Sergio Perez blamed a ‘miscommunication’ with the safety car for being investigated for breaching the rules on his way to victory in F1's SingaporeGP. Here's what the Red Bull driver said about the incident ⬇️
, but his result remained provisional pending a stewards inquiry in to him leaving too big a gap behind the safety car ahead of two restarts.
But rather than it being a deliberate tactic to give himself more space, Perez said the situation was complicated by the excessive speed differential between the F1 cars and the safety car – especially on the tricky damp track.
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