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Perez: Unlucky with the timing of the virtual safety car

Sergio Perez lamented the bad timing of the Virtual Safety Car during the 2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, as he had to settle for second behind Max Verstappen. Perez looked to be on his way to beat his Verstappen for a second race in a row, as he outqualified him on Saturday, and out dragged him as well as Charles Leclerc off the line at the start of Sunday's race. But after that, the 2021 Formula 1 Champion out his foot down, overtaking the Mexican on track, and as Leclerc retires, he went on to win the race with authority, by a commanding gap of over 20 seconds. Perez put his lack of pace around Baku down to excessive tyre degradation, which along with a badly timed Virtual Safety Car meant...
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