{"id":434715,"date":"2023-05-01T14:22:29","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T18:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&p=434715"},"modified":"2023-05-01T14:22:29","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T18:22:29","slug":"horner-hails-sensational-perez","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/horner-hails-sensational-perez\/","title":{"rendered":"Horner hails ‘sensational’ Perez"},"content":{"rendered":"

Christian Horner expressed his delight with Sergio Perez<\/a> performance at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, which saw the Mexican clinch his second win of the season, his 6th overall in his career.<\/p>\n

Perez started 3rd and passed Charles Leclerc<\/a> for 2nd, before taking advantage of a well-timed Safety car to jump his teammate Max Verstappen<\/a> for the lead in the pitstops.<\/p>\n

But that was not all, as Perez not only managed to fend off his elusive teammate, but also built a sizeable gap over him, underlining his pace advantage.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s had a sensational weekend. He\u2019s always been outstanding at this track; I don\u2019t know what it is about Azerbaijan but he absolutely excels here. He got a little lucky with the Safety Car today but then he converted that and he pulled a gap and he had the pace and he really controlled the race. So phenomenal drive by him all weekend,\u201d said Horner.<\/p>\n

Perez is now a genuine title contender, trailing Verstappen by only six points and he will be looking for a potential swap in the Drivers Standings this week in Miami, which would most certainly happen if he emerges victorious yet again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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