Defiant because, he maintained, he was perfectly justified in attempting a daring maneuver to take the lead at the first corner by going around Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. Feel regret as the move did not work out. After only one lap, he and Leclerc collided, ending his home race.

Defiance overall, since Perez keeps saying that the “results will come” even though they don’t.

I regret that Perez’s brief but deceptive appearance as a title challenger to Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen has turned into a downward spiral from which he appears unable to escape. And as a result, pressure has increased as