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Perez upset after DNF: 'A podium finish wouldn't have been enough'
Sergio Perez had a dream start in his home race, the Mexican Grand Prix. However, the Red Bull Racing driver dived into the first corner too eagerly, where he collided with Charles Leclerc's Ferrari. A disillusioned Perez appeared in front of the cameras after his failure.
Perez disillusioned after DNF in GP Mexico
"I had a tremendous start, the gap was there," Perez began at Sky Sports. "To be fully honest, after that start, I would be really disappointed to be on the podium today, knowing that I had the chance to go for the lead and I didn't take it. I just went for it."
He continued: "I wasn't expecting Charles to be there, he had less room for a manoeuvre, to break as late as I did or Max did. I think simply there was no room for three cars, but it was a total race incident. In hindsight, I should have backed off."
"I just wanted to give it all and I totally went for it," Perez explained. "I am very sad with the end result but on the other hand, I am extremely proud of myself because I gave it all, I'm very proud of my team, we left it all out there the whole weekend. I think that's probably the best start of the year so we just went for it."