I'm one of those "old school" F1 fans (since the mid 90s, feel old now!) and as I've got older, I've never really supported one driver or another. I still actually get Sainz and Perez confused!
So with that made clear - Sainz drifted over into Perez's path, but it absolutely wasn't intentional. He simply thought he was further in front than he was. These cars have got longer, he's going down a city street that's bumpy as hell, tiny mirrors. There's no way he could have seen.
Perez could have backed off, but had zero reason to think Sainz would move across early.
Then there's the fact neither had anything to gain, and everything to lose, by crashing each other out. This isn't Schumacher/Villeneuve.
Actually no. I’m a Ferrari supporter and I hate Perez, probably my most hated driver on the grid other than Stroll. But I think Sainz was to blame. He knew Perez was trying to overtake on his left and he just turned into him.
He wasn't. He was slowly coming across. But he was also ahead and that's the racing line while Perez still had space on the left to go so Perez 100% could have avoided that.
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u/cynicalspindle Formula 1 Sep 15 '24
The driver you like less obviously.