F1 driver accused of throwing away £16.5m 'for nothing' after Mexican Grand Prix


“That’s also the difference between Perez and Tsunoda: Tsunoda short-changed the entire team, whereas Perez only shortchanged himself,” he added.

“It is so obvious that he only fights for his own success, not thinking at all about the team’s interests. They could have taken 10 points together with Daniel Ricciardo’s seventh place, but four of them were thrown away by sheer stupidity.

“And of course, I personally feel extra love for AlphaTauri, since it is my old Minardi team that was taken over by Red Bull. When I finished 10th and last with Minardi in the Constructors’ in 2005, I didn’t think 18 years later that it would continue finishing 10th.

“That is why this result would have been so great and why I am so annoyed with Yuki. He threw away four points that could just equal $20 million and all for nothing, other than impatience and not putting the team first. I’m really, really, really disappointed in him.”

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