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Whitmarsh defends Perez
May 28th, 2013 (F1plus/Tim Collings).- McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh moved to the defence of his wildly-aggressive Mexican driver Sergio Perez, who was involved in a series of dangerous attempts to force his way into passing positions. Perez was called "stupid" by Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus for causing a crash late in the race that cost the Finn fifth place. He finally came home 10th. "He hit me from behind and that's about all there is to it," said Raikkonen, who was just one of a series of drivers to be 'attacked' by the Mexican's continued use of 'GP2 tactics' in a race that also saw perennial crasher Frenchman Romain Grosjean given a penalty for his wayward and...
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