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Perez unwilling to break gentleman's agreement with Max Verstappen

Article To news overview © Getty Images/Red Bull Contentpool Red Bull's Sergio Perez has explained that he wasn't willing to break a gentleman's agreement in order to ensure he got his final qualifying run in in Q3. The Mexican driver missed out on putting in his second run, as he was held up by the queue of Valtteri Bottas, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen in front of him preparing for the final qualifying laps, crossing the line a second after the lights turned red to end the session. Knowing that he would be tight on time, Perez could, in theory, have forced the issue by speeding up and either overtaking those in front or forcing them to drive faster to ensure they stayed ahead of...
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