Pérez admits mistake that led to retirement in Q2 in Canada: "I let my team down

The qualifying of the Canadian GP, held this Saturday (18), is definitely one that Sergio Pérez will not make a point of remembering in the future. The Red Bull driver couldn't get along with the wet asphalt of Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, and the climax was a crash into the wall that caused a red flag in Q2 and the 'Czech's' abandonment of the session. With the mistake, Max Verstappen's teammate will start in 13th place.

After the abandonment, Perez admitted that he really made a mistake and apologized to the team, regretting the incident that caused the stoppage of Q2 for a few minutes for the removal of the Red Bull single-seater. According to the driver, the car's brakes were not hot enough, which further reduced the chances of getting the corner correctly.

"I made a mistake, so I'm very sorry for my team," Pérez admitted. "Unfortunately, I let them down. I'm already thinking about tomorrow, to hopefully recover and get some good points. I was suffering a lot with the brakes. I think they were cold," explained the Mexican.

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Although the final crash happened at turn 3 - the start of the lap -, Pérez said that the incident started to be drawn well before, still when rounding turn 10 on the previous lap. 'Czech' said he had suffered a strong tire lock, which damaged the compounds. Thus, he should not have attempted another quick lap in sequence, as the rubber was already degraded and the conditions were far from ideal.

"I braked the tires in turn 10 on the previous lap and damaged them," he revealed. "So it probably meant that I wasn't in good shape going into turn 3 and I became a passenger [in the car]. Tomorrow, we'll try to limit the damage and attack from the first lap to see where we finish," he finished.

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