The Monaco Grand Prix had an eventful start when Red Bull driver Sergio Perez had a huge crash and Martin Brundle has shared his thoughts on the incident.
Sergio Perez had a torrid qualifying session at the Monaco Grand Prix having failed to get out of Q1, but it wasn’t as bad as the end result for Haas.
Commenting on the massive accident after the first corner, Martin Brundle shared on Sky Sports F1 his thoughts on who was at fault.
Martin Brundle gives his verdict on Sergio Perez’s crash at the Monaco Grand Prix
The first corner at the Monaco Grand Prix is always tricky to negotiate as Carlos Sainz discovered.
He had a strong start but couldn’t quite squeeze past Oscar Piastri and picked up some damage as a result.
Sainz didn’t make the fourth corner, but the red flag was soon flying and many fans watching on TV wondered if the Spaniard was in the way of the track.
Then it cut to the remaining carcass of Sergio Perez’s car heading up Beau Rivage and two stranded Haas cars.
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Martin Brundle has explained how he sees the Perez crash that ended his Monaco Grand Prix as well as both Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg’s races.
The Dane was on the inside and clipped the Red Bull driver and as he was spent spinning, he collected Magnussen’s teammate as he tried to sneak down the inside.
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Reflecting on the incident, Brundle said: “[Sergio] Perez was almost stationary on the outside, he comes to the middle of the track.
“It was front wheel against front axle aligned with the rear axle, whoever’s fault it was, single seaters only have one person in them by definition.
“I believe Kevin [Magnussen] should have got out of that and given that one up.
“It was just not worth the risk up there, you’re fighting over pretty much last place against a Red Bull with 78 laps to go, it’s just not worth the risk up there when you’re not anyway near alongside.”
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Kevin Magnussen already has 10 penalty points and if he picks up two more he’ll receive a one-race ban.
However, the stewards decided that no investigation was necessary, meaning Oliver Bearman will have to wait for another chance to race in F1 as the team’s designated driver to replace the Dane.
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Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg both reached Q2 on Saturday and look well-placed to take advantage of any issues ahead of them to sneak into the points.
However, both cars were disqualified from qualifying for running an illegal rear wing.
That meant they both had to start on the back row and even prompted a message from former team principal Guenther Steiner.
Magnussen had a very good start from 20 place which meant he was nearly level with Perez after the first corner with the Mexican almost stopping on the outside given the concertina effect ahead of him.
Once Magnussen was squeezed by Perez, both cars were out of control and their race was ended.
However, Nico Hulkenberg had to make a split-second decision on what to do as the chaos ensued in front of him.
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He could have slowed down to try and let the crash happen in front of him, but instead, he gambled in Monaco and after dashing past both cars, his back wheel was caught and he joined the chaos Brundle was describing.
Reviewing the incident further during the red flag delay, Jenson Button spotted that Perez did look in his mirrors to see what Magnussen was doing.
After analysing the incident, Button said “Both guys should have given each other room,” while also admitting that Hulkenberg should have backed off.
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