There were plenty of talking points during the Canadian Grand Prix, with some drivers and teams making headlines for the wrong reasons.
Ferrari won’t want to watch back the race in Montreal any time soon, while Logan Sargeant only increased the pressure on his future after crashing during the first half of the race.
Martin Brundle was commentating on the race for Sky Sports F1 with David Croft and admitted one key driver was anonymous for much of the Grand Prix.
The conditions were incredibly difficult to deal with as even the likes of Max Verstappen and Lando Norris were making mistakes at the very front of the pack.
Carlos Sainz spinning off and collecting Alex Albon in the process highlighted how tough it was especially in the middle of the pack.
However, Brundle admitted halfway through the race that he had forgotten that Red Bull star Sergio Perez was even taking part in the race.
The Mexican driver made up for that towards the end of the Grand Prix, failing to finish the race and impacting his next event in Spain in the process.
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Martin Brundle ‘forgot’ Sergio Perez was even racing at the Canadian Grand Prix
After a disastrous race in Monaco where he failed to complete the first lap, Sergio Perez needed to bounce back in Canada.
Unfortunately, he was knocked out in back-to-back Q1 sessions and started the race in 16.
It once again highlighted the gap between him and Verstappen who set the joint-fastest time in Q3 to join George Russell on the front row of the grid.
Perez then hit Pierre Gasly going through the opening sequence of corners, damaging his car and hampering his chances of progressing through the pack.
The Red Bull was one of the fastest cars on the track but Perez simply couldn’t overtake his rivals.
In the end, it didn’t matter as Perez made an individual error that brought a miserable weekend to an end.
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Sergio Perez crashes out after anonymous Canadian Grand Prix
Covering the race, Croft said: “Right at the end of that train is Sergio Perez, his teammate’s leading, Perez is down in 16 and he didn’t have the greatest of starts and he had a bit of damage to the car, but he’s just made no impression whatsoever on the cars in front.
“Can he get an overtake done here on Kevin Magnussen, he’s trying his best and as he goes into the chicane there it is, Sergio Perez, 15 in the race.”
Brundle commented: “Perez then about to lose that place again.”
Croft added: “Perez just keeps ahead of the Haas but it’s not been a great race for Sergio Perez to really think about celebrating that extension to his contract.”
Brundle concluded: “I forgot he was in it if I’m honest. He’s been pegged at the back after that difficult qualifying, he’s been down the field.”
Things got worse for Perez after he crashed out at turn six and heavily damaged his rear wing.
It led to Red Bull retiring the car but things have got even worse as Perez has been handed a three-place grid penalty for the next race in Spain.
Journalist Andrew Benson said on X: “As if Sergio Perez’s Canadian Grand Prix weekend was not bad enough, he now has a three-place grid penalty for the next race after driving a damaged car in [on] track and leaving a trail of debris.”
After signing a new deal with Red Bull that extends his stay with the team beyond 2024, Perez’s form has been woeful.
He needs to improve quickly to avoid further questions being asked about whether he deserves to be in the fastest car on the grid.
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