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Perez says late second pitstop 'didn't make sense'

Racing Point's Sergio Perez was at a loss to understand why his crew had opted to pit him so late for a second time in Sunday's Emilia Romagna GP, a decision that cost him a potential podium finish. Perez made up for a disappointing P11 qualifying performance by undertaking a long first stint on the medium tyre that pushed him into the top four ahead of his first stop on lap 28 and a switch to the hard compound. The Mexican then fought his way back to fourth, inheriting third when Red Bull's Max Verstappen retired. But Perez than lost track position to Renault's Daniel Ricciardo and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc when his team called him in during the subsequent Safety Car period, leaving him...
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