It was Checo Pérez's accident that excluded him from the Canadian Grand Prix

Posted On: June 11, 2024

Checo Pérez abandoned the Canadian Grand Prix (REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger)

Again, Sérgio Czech Pérez added to a disastrous weekend in the season Formula 1on this occasion he was unable to complete the Canadian Grand Prix and he abandoned the race on lap 53, leaving him without points and relegated to the fight for the drivers' championship.

Climatic conditions and their performance T1 were the main factors of Czech Pérez tested negative in Canadathus adding his second consecutive race without finishing so far this season.

The Mexican driver could not continue the competition because he damaged his wing, therefore his team of mechanics could not bring him back at the end of the race, this situation left Czech in a complicated panorama to overcome positions in the drivers championship.

Checo Pérez added his second unfinished race this 2024 season (REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger)

Along the Canadian Grand Prix different incidents occurred, so the Safe car This complicated the race for the drivers, especially for Guadalajara.

At the start of the race, Czech I had contact with Pierre Gasly from Alpine, from that moment the spoiler was damaged, but it could still compete with this damage. But on the 53rd lap, the situation became completely complicated for the Mexican.

Due to the rain that fell at the start of the competition, the track Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve it was wet; for the lap 53 Czech He was in 13th position, he was looking for the possibility of overtaking and moving up the positions.

This is where the incident occurred, since Czech lost control of RB20 and ended up crashing into the retaining wall, a situation which caused even more damage to the car.

Checo Pérez abandoned the race in Canada and found himself without points again Credit: @FOXSportsMX

Czech He entered a turn at high speed, but one of his tires rolled on wet pavement, so as he tried to turn, Pérez lost total control of his vehicle And skidded. Despite his attempts to avoid the impact, he was unable to do so and at that point he fell to 18th place in the competition.

After regaining control of the vehicle, he returns to the track, but instead of continuing the race he heads towards the pits Well, the damage to the RB20 was too great to prevent him from continuing the race.

With the press, Czech Pérez was honest about what he did on the track. “A very bad weekend, yesterday we understood the reasons, we had a problem with the suspension which we were able to compensate for today but, it was a little late, and with today's conditions and with the contact with Gasly I had damage throughout the first part of the race. We enter. pits and we changed it, it was much better with new tires, it was only one line, very difficult to pass,” he shared.

Czech Pérez accepted responsibility for what he got in the race in Canada and what it did to him in the drivers' championship results.

“I made a mistake, I hit the wet part and I couldn't stop the car. It was very difficult conditions and I was one of those drivers who made mistakes today today.”

Checo Pérez accepted responsibility for what he achieved in the race in Canada and what it did to him in the results of the drivers' championship (REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger)

After the results in the Canadian Grand Prix, Czech He fell in the fight for the drivers' championship, with 107 points Pérez fell to fifth position in the championship.