Only a few days ago, Sergio Perez was shelved in favor of Sebastian Vettel for the 2021 Aston Martin seat. Perez’s revelation about the way in which he was dismissed, garnered loads of sympathy from F1 fans. Now even competitors like Carlos Sainz have come ahead to speak on the matter.

Ahead of the Tuscan Grand Prix, the McLaren driver said (translated by Google), “Checo shows that performance is not all in F1. If we judge only by performance, there is no reason why Checo should leave racing Point.

“For me, Checo’s thing is a bad move (by Racing Point). The team he has saved from bankruptcy and with which he has trusted so much, now does not want to continue with him. It makes me angry because I have a good relationship with him and respect him as a pilot.”

Racing Point’s boss Otmar Szafnauer denied Perez’s claims that he didn’t know about what was to come. But he never offered clarity over what Perez did know. While it could have been a move to rebuild the team’s reputation, but it clearly didn’t work.

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Carlos Sainz knows what Sergio Perez feels after having been in his shoes before

The Spaniard reveals that he had gone through a very similar experience. “I have also had moments like this in F1. I’ve been there, “ said Sainz

“Moments of uncertainty and very political that had nothing to do with performance on the track. It is the area of sport that is less sport and where track performances count the least, “ said Sainz, referring to the end of his tenure at Renault in 2018.

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However, Sainz’s subsequent move to McLaren has reaped dividends for the Spaniard. After going under the radar for so long, in the shadow of his teammates, Sainz came into his own in the 2019 season.

Perez can certainly take a lot of heart from Sainz’s success after his unfair axing. The Mexican may not have too many top seats available to him, but he could choose to bide his time, at say Haas or Alfa Romeo, and wait for a better seat to open up, as he plots to forge a new path ahead in F1.