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Racing Point stand by decision to pit Perez

Sergio Perez criticised Racing Point's call to pit him when running P3 at Imola, but the team has defended their strategy. With Max Verstappen out of the equation due to his third DNF in a row in Italy, Perez thought Racing Point had gifted the final podium spot to Daniel Ricciardo – his second in three races – when deciding to give up track position in order to pit for fresh tyres. However, Perez could only climb back up to P6 with only a few laps to spare and he was bitterly disappointed with the change in the strategy which denied him a first podium finish since Baku in 2018. Racing Point, though, are standing by their decision. 'The race was going our way completely,'...
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