Sergio Perez has received a reprimand for a close call with Kevin Magnussen during second practice for Formula 1’s Singapore Grand Prix.
Perez and Magnussen were both setting up for a hot lap in the second session and as they went through Turn 21 the Haas driver brushed the outside wall as his Racing Point rival moved over.
Both were summoned to the stewards and it was deemed that Perez was culpable, as he was handed his first reprimand of the campaign.
“The Stewards determined that both drivers were setting up for a fast lap and were following the two Mercedes [in front],” read a statement issued by the stewards.
“At the exit of Turn 21, Perez took a line slightly to the inside of the racing line and Magnussen reasonably assumed that Perez was going to pit.
“However, as Magnussen made a move to pass Perez on the right, Perez who was receiving set-up instructions on the radio, started to speed up to follow the Mercedes in front of him and closed the gap between himself and the wall causing Magnussen to strike the wall in order to avoid a collision with Perez.
“The Stewards determined that the manoeuvre by Perez met the definition of driving “unnecessarily slowly, erratically or in a manner which could be deemed potentially dangerous to other drivers” and therefore ordered a reprimand.
“The Stewards took into consideration that they did not believe the manoeuvre to be deliberate or extreme.”
