Red Bull have suffered a major blow ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix after Sergio Perez crashed out of qualifying at a rain-lashed Montreal.
Having made it into the second part of qualifying, he was looking to seal a place in Q3 and fight for pole. However, the Mexican locked up under breaking early in the lap and went straight into a barrier.
Perez, who is second in the standings behind teammate Max Verstappen, remained in his car for some time as they tried to engage reverse and creep back to the pits.However, after a chat with his race engineer over the radio, the Monaco Grand Prix winner was forced to give up while the session was red-flagged.With Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc having to start on the back of the grid after taking a new engine, Red Bull were hoping to heap more misery on the Scuderia with a front-row lockout.However, those plans were scuppered by the Montreal weather, with Q1 and Q2 being run in wet conditions which caught Perez out.
After finally getting out of the car, Perez was forced to make a long walk, through trees and bushes, back to the pits. Who will win the Canadian Grand Prix?
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