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A NIGHTMARE start for Sergio Perez and Charles Leclerc pic.twitter.com/Ky5YS2Pxu9
— Sky Sports F1 (@SkySportsF1) October 29, 2023
Heartbreak for Perez as his home race quickly ends on Lap 1

- Toby McLuskie
What should have been the highlight of his Formula 1 season for Sergio Perez has ended in tears. The Red Bull Racing driver had a mega-start but entered the first corner too eagerly. There was no room there for Max Verstappen as well as Charles Leclerc and Perez: the latter was tapped by the Ferrari driver, who ended up in the Red Bull sandwich with nowhere to go. As a result, Perez's home race ended after only a few hundred metres.