Perez picked up two separate five-second time pen🌺alties for running Leclerc out of road at Turn 4 and Turn 6 respectively.

The Mexican recovered to fifth on track but dropped to sixꦕth after his two penalties were applied, putting him behind Carlos Sainz.

Perez’s race was immediately compr൩omised early on after he was run wide by Lando Norris at Turn 4, putting the Red Bull driver in๊ the gravel as he dropped to tenth.

“It’s lap one and over the limit,” Perez sai🧸d when explaining his battle with Norris. “Lando got away, he didn’t have any damaꦍge but I basically had my race ruined afterwards. Yeah, I got some damage from the gravel I guess.”

“With Charles, we wꦇere running in dirty air, a lot of traffic, very old tyres and just braking as late as possible, running out of road and ending up with contact. I will 🌼have to review all of the incidents to be honest.

“That’s not the way I like to race. I am extremely sorry if I aff🌊ected the race of Charles because that’s not the way I do my racing.”

P🦩erez revealed that he has already spoken to Leclerc about the incidents.

“Yeah I spoke to him and explained what happened from my side but obviously it’s not enough🍌. I don’t feel comfortable with myself knowing that I ruined a race of another driver. I will say I have to review the incidents and move on.”

The stewards handed Perez fouไr penalty points for the two incidents, bringing ඣhis total for the 12-month period up to eight.