Sergio Perez has been hit with a three-place grid penalty for the Spanish Grand Prix after he was judged to have driven back to the pits with a “significantly damaged car” in Montreal.
In what has been a nightmare Canadian Grand Prix weekend for the Mexican, Perez had spun off on Lap 53 of the race and damaged his rear wing, before managing to limp back to the pit lane and retire.
However, after being summoned to the stewards following the race in Montreal, he has now been hit with the penalty after it was determined he had continued for the remainder of that lap with a “significantly damaged car” that “lost several carbon
fibre parts on the way back to the pits.”
Red Bull have also been fined €25,000 over the incident with the team confirming in the post-race hearing that Perez had been advised to bring the car back to the pits as they were trying to avoid a Safety Car, with his team mate Max Verstappen going on to win the race.
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