Perez tells the Mexican fans: 'It wasn't Charles's fault'

Sergio Perez's home race in Mexico was ended by a crash with Charles Leclerc at the very first corner. The Red Bull Racing driver pressed his fans that the Ferrari driver was not to blame for the incident.

Perez through the dust after DNF in Mexico

"Firstly, I just want to say thank you to everyone from the bottom of my heart; you are the best fans in the world," Perez said in a post on Instagram. "Today, I left everything on the track, saw the space, and took a chance. It wasn’t Charles fault, it was just a racing incident."

"It didn't go our way, but we gave everything chasing that victory," the 33-year-old Mexican continued. "Proud of our effort and the amazing work by Red Bull this weekend. See you next year, and we will go for it again."