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Sergio Perez needed to retire after 10 laps of the 55-lap contest as a consequence of an engine failure.© Twitter
Every week after his emotional maiden triumph at Sakhir, Sergio Perez mentioned a tearful farewell to Racing Point on Sunday when he retired from the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The fashionable Mexican had raced from the again of the grid to win in Bahrain, however he couldn’t repeat that trick on the Yas Marina Circuit the place an engine failure wrecked his hopes. His early retirement after 10 laps of the 55-lap contest was a setback to the Silverstone outfit’s bid to complete third within the constructors championship through which they had been overtaken by McLaren. “It is sad to be leaving the team this way,” mentioned Perez, who mentioned he retained hopes of staying in Formula One with Red Bull, in the event that they selected him as a substitute for his or her quantity two driver Alex Albon.
Albon completed fourth in Sunday’s race whereas Max Verstappen triumphed with a lights-to-flag victory within the main Red Bull.
“Some of them were crying at the end,” mentioned Perez.
“But, you have to remember the whole season. Well done to McLaren — they really deserved that.
“I’m leaving very comfortable. That crew will all the time be my favorite crew in Formula One and I stay up for seeing them profitable extra races.
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“Who knows what will happen next? I am just looking forward to going back home. Whatever comes next, I will be ready for it.”
Perez’s Racing Point team-mate Lance Stroll completed 10th.
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