Perez says he 'paid the price' for the FIA not policing track limits correctly during AustrianGP qualifying. 'I got a harsher penalty than I should, because I wasted all my tyres in Q3, I risked it all.' F1
Red Bull driver Perez qualified fourth at the Red Bull Ring on Friday, but was placed under investigation by the stewards at the end of Q2 for a track limits breach. Typically, times are deleted straightaway, meaning the penalty is automatically issued.
Asked by Motorsport.com how frustrating it was to have received such a late penalty, Perez felt the added risk of running in Q3 meant it was a harsher sanction than necessary. “I got a harsher penalty than I should, because I wasted all my tyres in Q3, I risked it all. But anyway, it’s all in the past.
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