Crash and four pit stops help Perez into points

2014 Singapore Grand Prix lap charts

22nd September 2014, 9:0619th September 2015, 17:36 | Written by Keith Collantine

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Sergio Perez claimed a useful seventh place in the Singapore Grand Prix, but ironically he probably wouldn’t have been in a position to do so had he not collided with Adrian Sutil earlier in the race.

Perez was running 16th and had just made his second pit stop when he tangled with the Sauber driver at turn eight. The contact broke his front wing, but while Perez headed back to the pits for a replacement the Safety Car was deployed so the debris could be cleared.

This was a gift for Perez as the incident had left him a lap down. When the lapped drivers were allowed to rejoin the lead lap he found himself back in the hunt for points and on fresh tyres.

He made little progress once the race resumed but with 16 laps to go Force India decided to switch him onto the super-soft tyre to give him the chance to benefit from any drivers who ran into trouble nursing their soft compounds to the end.

That’s exactly how it played out: Valtteri Bottas held up a queue including Kimi Raikkonen, Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg – and Perez passed the lot of them within the final two laps.

“Those in front of me at the end had big tyre degradation, but this affected me as well,” he said. “When I caught the train ahead I didn’t have much grip either and this made each one of the overtakes a bit more difficult. We managed our tyres perfectly and to go from P15 to P7 was the reward we deserved.”

Deserved it may have been, but it’s doubtful it would have happened at all had he not collided with Sutil.

Another driver Perez might have come up against in his late-race charge was Jenson Button. The McLaren driver was poised to strike at Bottas when his car failed.

“I was cueing things up for the end of the grand prix,” said Button. “I’d been looking after the tyres for the whole stint, and I knew the last five laps were when things were going to get tricky for Valtteri ahead of me.”

“I’d just switched the car into a different mode, and the chase was starting to get quite exciting. Then, a few corners later, the car just died going into the hairpin. Going across the bridge, it just turned off, so I had to stop.”

Singapore Grand Prix lap chart

The positions of each driver on every lap. Use the controls below to show/hide different drivers:

https://www.racefans.net/charts/2014drivercolours.csv

	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60
Lewis Hamilton	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Nico Rosberg	2	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	18	17	20
Daniel Ricciardo	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	1	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Sebastian Vettel	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Fernando Alonso	5	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Felipe Massa	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	9	12	9	8	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	11	9	8	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Kimi Raikkonen	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	10	9	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8
Valtteri Bottas	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	8	11	11	9	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	11	9	9	8	8	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	11
Kevin Magnussen	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	12	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	7	7	8	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	12	14	13	13	13	13	13	11	11	10	10	10	10	11	10
Daniil Kvyat	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	13	16	15	15	15	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	15	14	14	14	14	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	15	17	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Jenson Button	11	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	2	3	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Jean-Eric Vergne	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	13	12	11	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	10	11	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	12	14	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	9	9	9	9	9	8	6	6
Nico Hulkenberg	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	15	18	15	14	13	13	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	8	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	9	10	9
Esteban Gutierrez	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	11	10	8	10	10	15	17	19
Sergio Perez	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	12	11	7	7	8	12	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	14	12	12	12	12	12	14	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	15	15	15	14	14	17	16	16	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	11	11	11	9	7
Romain Grosjean	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	15	19	16	16	16	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	16	14	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13
Adrian Sutil	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	18	21	21	20	18	17	17	16	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	17	17	17	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	16
Pastor Maldonado	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	14	13	19	18	18	18	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	17	15	15	15	15	15	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	12	12	12	12	12
Jules Bianchi	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	16	14	12	14	14	17	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Kamui Kobayashi	20
Max Chilton	21	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	21	20	19	19	19	19	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Marcus Ericsson	22	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	17	17	21	21	20	20	20	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	13	14	13	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

Singapore Grand Prix race chart

The gaps between each driver on every lap. Use the controls below to show/hide different drivers:

https://www.racefans.net/charts/2014drivercolours.csv

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60
Lewis Hamilton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.619	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.386	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nico Rosberg	16.705	22.349	27.882	32.361	36.095	40.405	45.866	51.043	55.807	61.965	68.998	75.641	80.317
Daniel Ricciardo	4.026	5.124	6.473	7.664	9.105	10.48	11.87	12.74	13.765	14.956	15.739	23.927	36.968	15.568	14.49	13.579	13.781	14.173	14.176	14.689	15.061	15.388	15.981	16.58	17.707	11.396	0	19.182	20.432	20.758	29.675	6.738	4.331	4.314	1.562	1.975	1.302	4.289	7.171	9.133	10.895	13.555	15.965	18.483	20.925	22.755	24.709	25.775	26.999	27.393	28.056	20.195	2.626	3.724	4.866	6.913	8.739	11.112	12.965	14.273
Sebastian Vettel	1.679	1.665	1.686	1.684	2.186	2.359	2.821	3.143	3.819	5.12	6.657	16.131	30.263	8.869	7.703	7.03	7.203	7.328	7.59	7.96	8.646	9.271	9.888	10.658	19.476	31.7	10.695	10.384	11.682	12.138	19.787	5.36	3.182	3.116	0.995	0.895	0.927	3.294	5.844	7.61	9.713	11.58	13.551	15.316	17.369	18.769	20.396	21.157	22.733	24.014	25.276	18.14	0	2.126	3.736	6.169	8.057	10.616	12.105	13.534
Fernando Alonso	3.351	4.303	5.261	6.05	7.002	7.352	8.207	8.789	9.487	10.752	11.799	20.548	33.004	11.735	11.057	10.185	10.479	10.549	10.368	10.338	10.571	10.913	11.093	18.674	34.942	27.02	5.611	4.462	5.255	5.909	17.922	8.861	4.973	5.21	2.719	2.683	1.72	5.902	9.6	11.53	13.782	15.521	17.712	20.099	22.473	24.248	25.962	27.066	28.646	28.925	29.628	21.456	3.582	4.725	5.605	7.518	9.337	11.681	13.513	15.389
Felipe Massa	6.352	7.233	8.468	9.904	11.418	13.128	14.749	16.701	18.362	27.597	47.621	48.531	42.896	23.218	22.428	22.108	22.742	23.447	23.71	24.553	25.966	34.579	53.69	54.261	54.833	47.973	27.732	27.817	30.026	32.026	47.327	18.994	6.503	7.727	3.789	3.386	2.226	6.92	11.13	13.814	16.813	19.829	22.756	25.475	28.605	31.497	34.495	36.748	39.734	41.969	44.781	38.373	21.697	24.064	26.6	29.537	32.696	35.838	38.314	42.161
Kimi Raikkonen	4.928	5.984	7.343	8.788	10.264	11.995	13.571	15.265	16.872	18.923	27.978	48.914	43.334	24.367	23.584	24.488	25.022	25.549	25.893	26.512	27.665	28.83	28.957	29.706	37.4	49.721	29.299	28.759	30.691	32.797	56.368	44.788	12.693	11.985	7.939	7.824	3.952	9.271	14.096	17.218	20.628	24.232	27.532	30.555	34.112	36.988	40.606	43.139	46.946	49.701	53.099	47.7	31.097	34.259	37.739	42.005	45.869	50.173	55.589	60.641
Valtteri Bottas	8.148	9.483	11.155	12.633	14.778	16.621	18.398	20.117	22.16	24.586	33.979	53.904	47.338	27.525	27.252	27.163	28.415	29.387	30.466	31.634	32.653	33.591	42.684	62.327	61.425	53.894	33.242	32.884	34.618	35.544	53.098	25.743	7.525	8.563	4.495	4.484	2.702	7.913	12.511	15.558	18.964	22.28	25.991	28.877	32.391	35.461	39.31	41.919	45.413	48.404	51.752	46.484	30.561	33.802	37.234	41.626	45.382	49.621	55.15	65.065
Kevin Magnussen	9.495	11.51	13.438	15.32	17.685	19.595	21.656	23.548	25.396	27.367	29.301	31.556	34.055	33.556	34.48	34.962	36.221	37.564	39.173	40.988	42.956	44.824	47.014	49.357	51.652	53.17	52.363	51.547	52.886	53.514	78.79	51.224	17.665	13.261	9.035	10.881	5.198	10.139	15.212	18.517	22.255	25.793	29.392	32.74	35.724	46.158	67.959	66.755	67.312	66.116	65.439	56.396	39.174	42.576	44.961	45.944	47.272	51.823	58.294	62.23
Daniil Kvyat	9.969	12.299	14.054	16.077	18.48	20.492	23.046	27.302	30.511	41.558	66.041	67.143	61.089	42.768	44.033	45.123	47.393	49.332	51.226	53.874	57.359	60.504	70.322	91.404	91.177	84.196	64.307	65.666	70.798	80.497	112.542	53.319	21.784	14.956	10.164	11.637	5.971	10.912	16.008	19.718	23.472	28.083	42.194	65.688	65.805	66.739	69.872	73.694	74.765	75.316	76.022	67.757	48.312	48.822	50.172	53.564	57.392	62.066	66.396	72.008
Jenson Button	7.157	8.669	9.906	11.309	13.445	14.963	16.422	18.241	20.116	22.167	23.961	26.171	21.56	11.462	31.233	31.065	32.712	34.347	36.156	37.622	39.315	41.08	42.798	44.154	45.569	40.056	21.867	23.674	27.469	30.631	53.348	40.731	11.568	10.385	6.339	6.338	3.424	8.556	13.39	16.491	19.854	22.931	26.876	29.681	33.157	36.192	39.986	42.549	46.16	49.082	52.441	47.062
Jean-Eric Vergne	10.434	12.922	14.735	16.712	19.246	21.322	23.34	25.544	27.514	30.066	39.337	59.953	52.34	33.143	33.115	32.921	33.834	35.18	37.019	38.785	41.172	43.559	45.588	54.801	80.343	71.97	51.226	50.237	51.686	52.502	76.834	45.867	16.212	12.682	8.574	9.647	4.668	9.68	14.733	17.89	21.367	25.211	28.537	38.592	59.661	59.639	59.849	58.943	59.217	59.068	60.38	53.514	36.911	36.914	38.83	42.794	46.768	50.499	51.611	51.801
Nico Hulkenberg	11.113	14.046	16.177	18.409	21.083	23.274	25.68	29.08	39.616	60.911	60.871	61.292	55.335	35.481	36.864	37.591	39.379	40.735	42.274	44.466	46.542	48.97	51.607	53.957	64.993	77.206	56.444	56.603	58.471	59.747	93.077	74.776	27.15	15.55	10.89	12.413	6.43	11.416	16.746	20.366	24.173	28.714	32.594	34.701	37.551	40.84	43.84	45.954	48.583	50.741	53.948	48.593	32.213	35.112	38.46	42.496	46.354	51.308	56.987	61.661
Esteban Gutierrez	11.94	14.798	17.209	19.994	23.204	25.541	28.581	31.611	34.742	38.619	42.57	48.418	47.218	33.073	48.778	79.597	95.645
Sergio Perez	12.578	15.413	17.932	20.609	23.927	26.649	29.495	32.509	35.506	39.22	43.153	46.263	42.57	27.337	37.716	59.58	62.338	63.829	66.211	68.683	71.887	75.425	79.013	81.654	84.074	80.237	62.415	64.335	76.561	124.869	192.205	167.139	162.336	134.705	83.879	41.609	8.752	16.474	21.06	24.053	27.716	31.795	36.202	47.521	68.008	67.956	70.362	72.559	72.772	72.115	71.968	63.153	43.938	44.405	48.504	50.936	51.16	52.637	56.156	59.038
Romain Grosjean	13.061	15.938	18.558	20.946	24.547	27.208	30.138	33.091	36.195	46.637	69.197	71.44	65.418	45.68	47.641	48.803	50.723	52.626	54.457	56.298	58.391	68.56	88.67	89.086	89.212	82.348	62.765	64.747	69.952	84.053	128.95	75.781	29.696	16.893	12.765	13.514	6.838	14.881	19.602	22.471	26.848	30.587	35.663	39.666	42.662	45.429	48.842	51.027	54.149	56.328	59.94	55.303	40.435	43.594	48.677	52.732	56.742	60.456	63.347	68.029
Adrian Sutil	13.423	16.799	19.956	22.534	25.607	28.592	32.684	45.522	66.863	67.524	70.38	76.207	72.388	53.416	54.309	56.13	58.775	61.076	63.509	66.746	70.264	73.492	76.88	88.443	111.339	105.61	87.927	91.71	96.097	114.501	150.162	104.296	60.664	20.775	13.918	14.771	7.201	11.8	17.162	28.127
Pastor Maldonado	13.782	17.248	20.573	23.23	26.279	29.371	32.788	35.67	40.616	43.679	53.744	76.76	72.728	54.063	55.089	56.675	59.362	61.831	64.089	67.248	70.908	74.44	85.446	105.538	107.29	99.913	79.945	80.748	83.012	101.46	153.258	105.042	61.736	21.283	15.133	15.693	7.704	13.162	18.003	21.595	26.165	29.871	35.412	38.497	41.228	44.541	47.65	49.745	52.603	54.732	58.823	52.705	38.867	41.957	47.046	52.186	55.43	59.105	62.485	66.915
Jules Bianchi	14.76	19.252	22.959	26.473	31.143	35.182	39.051	43.082	46.965	51.245	55.119	59.745	58.188	42.479	54.74	79.652	82.862	86.396	89.491	92.888	95.832	98.812	101.62	104.526	108.87	104.549	87.286	92.983	98.969	125.803	189.742	166.111	161.61	133.934	82.941	40.362	8.224	15.934	23.285	28.546	33.378	38.308	43.668	48.261	60.755	84.29	86.062	87.999	90.631	91.986	94.29	87.649	70.27	72.652	76.052	79.769	83.535	88.303	91.172	94.543
Kamui Kobayashi
Max Chilton	15.981	22.046	27.382	32.884	38.81	43.738	49.249	54.287	59.134	64.997	72.304	79.143	77.764	62.871	68.612	82.667	108.018	125.395	160.44	164.44	168.798	173.82	179.969	184.83	189.128	189.674	174.968	179.506	191.177	245.103	241.416	185.924	174.577	156.398	109.419	69.87	30.027	36.987	45.018	51.514	67.477	94.367	96.709	100.255	103.984	107.737	112.004	116.512	120.762	123.171	126.109	121.408	105.819	108.804	111.745	118.26	122.487	131.156	135.476
Marcus Ericsson	15.375	20.522	25.737	30.371	35.597	40.007	45.469	50.5	55.393	60.677	68.586	82.75	99.754	80.757	83.164	86.378	90.226	93.867	97.712	102.122	106.293	110.626	116.362	120.549	124.699	121.956	105.71	109.933	118.967	156.849	205.355	170.943	167.443	141.585	94.287	55.925	15.885	21.07	26.729	32.301	37.566	42.319	46.935	51.629	56.837	62.39	67.721	75.258	80.737	84.78	89.044	84.042	68.532	72.062	75.456	79.365	82.786	86.684	90.104	94.188

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43 comments on “Crash and four pit stops help Perez into points”

dragoll (@dragoll)
22nd September 2014, 10:15
Its bizarre to think that Perez’s incident that brought out the SC actually helped him attain a better result in the end. Don’t get me wrong and think that I think he did it deliberately, it just seems like things like that shouldn’t be able to happen. While it was Perez’s gain, I think it was the loss of the others who tried to hang out for too long.
While Hamilton was one of the few that took a very aggressive approach. Despite the fact that Hamilton had a very good car/package, anyone else could have ran the same strategy and done better. Alonso for sure, and I expect even RIC, despite his power issues could have done better than their 4th and 3rd places respectively, even if they couldn’t open the gap like Hamilton did before the pitstop, would have found it easy carving through the pack of “fragile tyre runners” at the end.
However, its possibly a case of, its easier in hindsight, however, I see Alonso is defending Ferrari and said did they picked the best strategy.
1. Mr win or lose
  22nd September 2014, 10:43
  I believe in the 2011 race the laptime difference between the leaders (on fresh tyres) and the cars fighting for the last points (on onld tyres), who were going to be lapped, was a staggering 8 seconds. So the strategy employed by Vergne en Pérez was likely to be successful, although admittedly, last year Mercedes lost some places because of such strategy.
Rod Salazar
22nd September 2014, 14:37
So what? Your approach sounds like Perez has cheat the results. Sound even like he has turned off Button’s car or dig on to the tires of his rivals.
I don’t understand why the media is so afraid to recognize a good driver and try to diminish his merits. Is because he is not European?
1. George (@george)
  22nd September 2014, 18:14
  Yeah, the crash wasn’t his fault this time. I think the article is pointing more at the safety car rules than at Perez though.
2. Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
  22nd September 2014, 18:27
  So what? Your approach sounds like Perez has cheat the results. Sound even like he has turned off Button’s car or dig on to the tires of his rivals.
  What preposterous exaggeration. I never came close to saying anything of the sort.
  I don’t understand why the media is so afraid to recognise a good driver and try to diminish his merits. Is because he is not European?
  As with any driver I try to praise Perez when he’s done well and criticise him when I think he’s done poorly.
  I haven’t done either above, I merely pointed out he got a bit lucky and that fortune was ironically rooted in a collision he had with another driver.
  The lengths you’ve gone to find a crude nationalistic explanation for my point of view is hilarious to someone like myself who doesn’t care about that in the slightest.
  1. Joe
    22nd September 2014, 23:54
    Dude you can’t really be serious here, you guys do that all the time (Diminishing SP) Had Hulk gotten this result it would’ve been written entirely different even under the same circumstances, what I find extremely cool tho is there is people that CAN see that. I started commenting due to articles like this, It is true that there were certain aids to his race (SC, dying tyres) but SP managed some great moves out there, like that double overtake before the Sutil incident or how he managed to recover from 17th. SP is not the favorite driver of UK we all know that but not being able to admit it is just nonsense.
    1. Rod Salazar
      24th September 2014, 6:00
      I couldn’t say it better Joe. Thanks
  2. Rod Salazar
    24th September 2014, 5:58
    Is good to know. Let’s see it on your writtings, not on your explanations.
3. Strontium (@strontium)
  22nd September 2014, 23:03
  I’m with @keithcollantine on this one, I simply can’t see anything against Perez.
  To be honest I do think there is always some luck involved in what happens with the safety car and this could have played out into anyone’s hands, it just so happened to be Perez this time.
  I still don’t get why they let Sutil off. If it were up to me it would have been a drive through and 2 penalty points.
  1. Arm
    23rd September 2014, 4:44
    Perez put emotion into f1 again. That will be value at his time. He is someone always looking for a space to advance. He has done a great job, and he have the benefits that cameras, like to follow his drive through the race, that is a very, very good reward.
4. John Melendez
  22nd September 2014, 23:25
  @RodSalazar, I agree with you, the mexican kid did a superb job overtaking Biachi, Kvyat and Ericsson in a double move with worn softs, and then GRO-MAL-HUL-MAG-RAI-BOT in the final 8 laps with used supersofts, he did a fine job recovering from an accident and all he gets from the british media is “he got lucky, everything was is fault and he hurt other teams with his deliberate accident”, but when Hamilton wins a procession with a car 2 seconds faster than the rest “he did an amazing and incredible job” come on, Sergio is always trying his best to bring spectacle to sometimes dull races, this media situation was pointed out by the Antena 3 spanish reporter Nira Juanco in her twitter account @njuancof1.
  1. Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
    22nd September 2014, 23:28
    he got lucky, everything was is fault and he hurt other teams with his deliberate accident
    Again, complete rubbish which isn’t within spitting distance of what I actually wrote.
    1. Juan Melendez (@juanmelendezr1)
      23rd September 2014, 1:59
      You know in a second read to your article I realize that it is fair, it just lacks to mention that to claim the 7th position Sergio had to overcome a Gap of more than 60 seconds in 16 laps, something similar of what Hamilton did but with the inconvenience of overtaking 9 drivers, I guess for me the problem was that the headline of the article is a little harsh with Perez and apparently influenced the reading of it.
      I clearly overreacted in my previous post. and I apologize.
      1. Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
        23rd September 2014, 8:10
        @juanmelendezr1 Thank you, I really appreciate you taking the time to look at it again and reconsider your view.
      2. Patrickl (@patrickl)
        23rd September 2014, 19:01
        What 60 seconds did he need to make up? After the safety car he was only 6 seconds behind Bottas.
        The strategy was what helped him and Vergne go past their opponents. Bottas holding the whole train of cars up made it even easier to pick the whole lot off in quick succession.
  2. Rod Salazar
    24th September 2014, 6:06
    Thanks Juan. It’s so obvious, you wonder: Where was the British chivalry?
Robert Kanda
22nd September 2014, 23:20
One of the goals in racing is not crashing and do as less pit-stops as possible. So, I don’t understand how you can say that a crash and four pit-stops (more than anyone else) can help Perez get into the points. Wouldn’t it be that fine driving and a good strategy (available also to the rest of the teams) helped them turn around a bad situation? This article seems biased.
1. Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
  22nd September 2014, 23:26
  I’ve already responded to the rest in the article but I just wanted to refer to this:
  One of the goals in racing is… do as [few] pit-stops as possible
  No it isn’t.
Robert Kanda
22nd September 2014, 23:34
Can’t find the answers to the comment in the article
macrob
23rd September 2014, 0:13
Yeah sure Keith, Perez’s result was rather circumstancial, FI’s strategy and the driver’s skills (for sure always less amazing than “the hulk”, no mather what Perez achieves…) did not standed out, the mexican is such an overrated driver… Perez will need to win a GP in reverse gear to get some recognition here (and of course that will happen only because “the hulk” was not favoured…). Well done!
1. Rod Salazar
  24th September 2014, 6:10
  Wow! I really enjoy your comment. I read it several times and I laughed every time.
Ricardo Salazar
23rd September 2014, 2:49
As a Mexican national, I’m always rooting for Perez. However, it really blows my mind when people try to play the ‘discrimination card’.
As I read the article, Keith is simply stating facts: (1) The crash left Perez a lap down; (2) thanks to the SC he was able to rejoin the lead lap; (3) this allowed for a four-stop strategy (credit to the team); and (4) Checo was able to overtake other drivers and finish seventh (credit to Perez).
Keith’s analysis is: had the SC not been deployed, Checo would have stayed a lap down.
I don’t know why Rod and John are getting all bent out of shape.
1. Luis Rodrigues
  23rd September 2014, 9:36
  People here argue with each other even when they agree with each other. If you look at the coments below most of the articles, you will see very often that by the second or third post, the readers are already barking at each others intelects…
  nothing new here.
Moises Omar (@foxmoy6)
23rd September 2014, 9:45
Sergio Pérez Fantastic Overtakes | Singapore 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alORXdPC4LM
1. lucho19 (@lucho19)
  24th September 2014, 0:10
  Great! That was I was looking for. Thanks for sharing.
Moises Omar (@foxmoy6)
23rd September 2014, 9:57
Keith Collantine:
This article you wrote is one of the most stupid things I’ve ever read, and from what I see, you’re a damn racist.
By the way, you should quit writing.
1. Jorge Garcia (@nikopol)
  23rd September 2014, 23:07
  Moises, turn down the way u wrote: i dont think that Keith be a racist. Just the tone and the moment of the article he wrote was not right. The way u wrote looks like ur a narrow-minded.
2. lucho19 (@lucho19)
  24th September 2014, 0:08
  Hey Gueyes,(dudes in spanish) Take it easy on Keith !… I kind of did not like the article but…playing the racist card is not fair to him and just wrong. He is doing a fantastic job writing and putting this F1Fanatic place together so if you do not like it…you know what to do.
  Now…regarding the “gift”…there is not such thing…this is F1..extremely competitive sport.
  It is called Opportunity.
  I just love when Sergio or HAM or RIC, ALO or any driver are in the aggressive (but fair) driving mode. Those last two laps were unbelievable.
  Have a great day everybody!
  1. lucho19 (@lucho19)
    24th September 2014, 0:12
    By the way, I respect Keith’s opinion a lot.
dragoll (@dragoll)
23rd September 2014, 10:26
I’m stunned and appalled at the comments to this post… @keithcollantine I think you did a fantastic job of being objective.
As for the rest of the insane biased PR favoured comments, I shake my head… F1F is a site that Keith takes very seriously, and is very careful to remain objective, I would implore everyone to show a little more respect.
Formula Indonesia (@)
23rd September 2014, 11:44
i think @keithcollantine analysis is perfect, Perez was behind Hulkenberg before he caused the safety car, and then with strategy advantage he came ahead of his teammate and finished 7th, had he not caused safety car, he will be behind Hulkenberg and outside the points, sure it was not his mistake, but it really benefits him. His race was average but a gift that made him look impressive
1. Rod Salazar
  24th September 2014, 15:53
  Perez did not cause the safety car, if you analyze the footage, there was a race incident between him, and Sutil as Perez was going for an overtake Sutil shut the gap and drove Perez twords the wall. Perez, preffered not to slam himself onto the wall and let Sutil do his move, causing Perez the loss of his front wing. The debree left by the Saubers front wing caused a safety car. I do believe there should have been a penalty for the over-agressive way in which Sutil defended his position, but there was’nt, so sticking to what actually happened, I think Perez did a great job in recovering so many positions, and I do believe tehre was a good share of fine driving, and a good strategy, and not luck, and of course not a deliberate crash!
  1. Formula Indonesia (@)
    25th September 2014, 12:07
    am I say its deliberate???
Joe
23rd September 2014, 19:12
LOL I hope u mean SP “caused” the SC as in he was involved in the incident because it wasn’t his fault at all, Sutil was not racing clean there kindda like the last lap attempt on Kimi, SP was trying to overtake but Kimi didn’t leave any space… But anyway.
Nobody is saying that Keth here is not stating facts, it the article is clearly factual, but what ppl can realize is that there is a notorious difference between the way some press handles those facts when it comes to Pérez and any other driver.
hemzshaw
23rd September 2014, 20:05
I guess a bit of angst between those who commented was the repeated mention of his luck, and little or no mention of his race and effort.
Sergio Perez claimed a useful seventh place in the Singapore Grand Prix, but ironically he probably wouldn’t have been in a position to do so had he not collided with Adrian Sutil earlier in the race.
Deserved it may have been, but it’s doubtful it would have happened at all had he not collided with Sutil.
The title didnt help either…
Crash and four pit stops help Perez into points
Keith could have used a better tone here, while I do not question his contribution to this site or nationalist or continentalist mentality others are pointing out. I am not a Perez fan, but I do not despise him either. It is not a matter to be rather furious as well.
Moises Omar (@foxmoy6)
23rd September 2014, 22:35
–
Force India F1 boss hails team’s courage in the Singapore GP
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116003
Adrian
24th September 2014, 2:41
The author gave more credit to the SC and the 4 pit strategy than to SP fantastic drive. Clearly biased against him. Buuuuuuu!
1. Moises Omar (@foxmoy6)
  24th September 2014, 11:51
  another version
  Gewagtes Strategie-Experiment
  http://www.motorsport-magazin.com/formel1/news-200810-force-india-fernley-feiert-unerhoerten-mut/
Rod Salazar
24th September 2014, 6:33
I have not tried to use the card of “Racism” but if I see with disappointment, that SP achievement (eat 9 drivers in 5 laps) is not recognized at.
Vergne was applauded for his 6th position, even he took advantage cutting twice the track, and he has just a 5 sec penalty (badly named “Stop & GO”, because the “Stop” part has been dismissed).
I think the British press does not want to recognize the achievements of SP because they feel that by doing so, will betray McLaren folks (who treated so badly SP on 2013) even if in doing so (holding their applause), they are betraying the truth. Or at least, hiding it from their sight.
But the truth is that Ron Dennis should be eating the soles of his shoes, as was with Alonso.
Joe
24th September 2014, 7:38
Me neither, not calling Keith a racist nor am I feeling furious, but there are some things that just “are”. This is one of those: There is a lot of press that just avoids talking about SP, press that never liked him from the start, it’s not like the world is gonna end over this anyway but it’s not going away just by not accepting it either. Truth is IMO this article and many other go over the line “lets talk about anything else but skill from SP”.
@Rod. Man this is a long shot but u happen to be Erufen by any chance?
1. Rod Salazar
  24th September 2014, 15:20
  I agree with you Joe. And by the way, Erufen Rito (Raconmario) is my son. Small world, isn’t?
  1. Joe
    24th September 2014, 20:55
    Isn’t it indeed? Well, pleased to meet you sir, my regards to Rod please tell him Larry says hi.
Naza (@naza)
25th September 2014, 13:05
we all well know that, the brits for some reason (not racism off course) doesn’t give a chance to Checo.
They just don’t like him, that’s their problem SP is amazing!