Perez: F1 safety car meant it was “game over” for second place in China

Ferrari driver Leclerc and McLaren’s Lando Norris had delayed their first pitstop in Shanghai and were able to convert to a one-stop under a mid-race safety car, deployed to recover Valtteri Bottas’ stricken Sauber.Perez and team-mate Max Verstappen had already made a green flag pitstop earlier and were forced in a second time so they could get to the end on hard tyres.Verstappen’s ferocious pace …Keep reading Source