Sergio Pérez

At the 2026 Monaco GP with Cadillac, Pérez initially stopped in the wrong grid position and received a drive-through penalty. Following a red flag, he again positioned his car incorrectly at the restart and incurred ten seconds, losing tenth place and what would have been Cadillac's first point. He also received a reprimand for an incorrectly positioned practice start.

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During the Safety Car pit-stop sequence in Saudi Arabia, Pérez was released into Fernando Alonso's path. He received a five-second penalty but retained second place.

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After damaging his rear wing against the barriers in Montreal, Pérez continued towards the pits while shedding several pieces of carbon fibre. The stewards considered this a safety risk and imposed a three-place grid penalty for Spain; Red Bull was fined €25,000.

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At the Spanish GP, Red Bull instructed Pérez to let Max Verstappen past as part of differing strategies. Pérez initially called the order 'unfair' and demanded explanations after finishing second behind his teammate.

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Pérez's crash at the end of Q3 in Monaco, which prevented several drivers including Verstappen from improving their times, was subsequently described by several sources as potentially deliberate. The controversy resurfaced after Verstappen refused to return a position to Pérez in Brazil.

At Interlagos, Red Bull instructed Verstappen to return sixth place to Pérez to help him fight for second in the championship. Verstappen refused. Pérez responded over the radio that this showed 'who he really is', triggering a serious internal crisis.

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At the Red Bull Ring, Pérez pushed Charles Leclerc off track in two separate battles, first at Turn 4 and then at Turns 6/7. The stewards imposed two five-second penalties, dropping him in the final classification.

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At the start of the Singapore GP, Pérez and Ocon ran side by side before making contact; Ocon was pushed into the wall and retired immediately. The episode reignited controversy over their rivalry following the 2017 incidents.

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Later in the same Singapore GP, Pérez lost patience behind Sergey Sirotkin's Williams and made contact while overtaking. He received a drive-through penalty.

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Relations between Pérez and Esteban Ocon deteriorated into several on-track collisions, notably in Baku and Spa. After two further incidents in Belgium cost valuable points, Force India announced that neither driver would be allowed to race the other freely without team orders.

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Asked about Susie Wolff's testing at Silverstone, Pérez joked that he would not want to be beaten by a female teammate and that women should be in the kitchen. His remarks prompted immediate reactions on social media.

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