Horner balks at Perez crash: 'It is frustrating'

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14:05, 21 Jul 2023

Kada Sárközi joined GPblog as an editor ahead of the 2023 Formula 1 season. He graduated with a BA in Sports Journalism in the UK and has covered Grands Prix and other F1 events live.

Christian Horner has now responded to Sergio Perez's early crash in the first free practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix. The Red Bull Racing top man calls it "frustrating" and hopes the RB19 will be ready in time to take part in FP2.

"It's frustrating to have had that off, we haven't got the car back yet," Horner told Sky Sports' camera . "Hopefully it's contained mainly to the front right. Hopefully it'll be repairable for the next session. It was unfortunate, he just pulled on to the grass and made a mistake into Turn 5. It was the start of his first lap, he came through turn 4 okay. He misjudged it and it was a mistake," the British team boss analysed.

For Perez, it is yet another mental blow he has to deal with. "You can hear the frustration in his voice. He stuck his hand up. It is what it is. We will get it turned around as quickly as we can for the next session. Hopefully he hasn't lost too much track time because of this. Hopefully it'll be repairable for the next session."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Horner balks at Perez crash: 'It is frustrating'

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