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Perez: We had the podium in our pocket

Racing Point's Sergio Perez has lamented a missed podium in Sunday's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, suggesting the team erred in its decision to pit under the safety car. Running in third from a P11 start when Max Verstappen's stranded Red Bull brought out the safety car on lap 51, Perez's team opted to pit him from for fresh soft tyres as a precautionary measure, but the plan backfired with the Mexican ultimately finishing sixth while the Renault of midfield rival Daniel Ricciardo took P3. Afterwards, both Perez and team principal Otmar Szafnauer admitted the team had made a mistake. “It was clear that today we had the podium in our pocket and I’m disappointed we missed out,' Perez said....
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