Second red flag caused by Sergio Perez in FP3 at Imola

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13:41, 18 May 2024

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After the third free practice session had already been halted briefly by Fernando Alonso's crash, Sergio Perez caused the second red flag of the session with about seven minutes to go.

The Mexican went out with brand new red tyres just before the end of the session, to do a qualifying simulation like many other drivers. This only went wrong for Perez. The Red Bull Racing driver lost his car on his fast lap and ended up in the wall.

The marshals tried hard to clear the track quickly to create a few more minutes of track time for the remaining drivers. With two minutes to go, the track was cleared again. This caused chaos as everyone wanted to quickly test the soft tyre before qualifying.

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

Second red flag caused by Sergio Perez in FP3 at Imola

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