Wild scene in Baku

“Misery against misery”: shaking heads after F1 crash

Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez collided shortly before the end of the race.(Bild: Screenshot ServusTV)

There was plenty to talk about after the Baku crash between Sergio Perez and Carlos Sainz on the penultimate lap. The origin of the accident left people shaking their heads. "I say misery against misery," said former racing driver and TV pundit Ralf Schumacher, criticizing both drivers.

Behind winner Oscar Piastri (McLaren), things got really exciting again on Sunday in the penultimate lap. Ferrari man Charles Leclerc had to pay tribute to his attacks and defended a Perez attack with degrading rear tires. Sainz briefly slipped through. On the next straight, however, the Spaniard and the Mexican touched and both crashed into the wall - a wild crash!

Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez collided shortly before the end of the race.(Bild: Screenshot ServusTV)

"Sainz gets totally cocky and then wants to attack his own team-mate. He then doesn't know where to go and gets into trouble. Then, for whatever reason, he pulls over a bit, but Perez doesn't really move aside either. Then they touch each other," said Sky expert Ralf Schumacher, shaking his head. "So I would say: misery against misery!"

ServusTV expert Philipp Eng took a similar view: "Carlos has already steered across, but Sergio would have had room on the left too." The question of guilt was unclear.

No penalty
And what was the race stewards' verdict? After the race, the stewards judged the action to be a racing accident, and neither driver was predominantly at fault. However, one thing is certain: the accident was completely unnecessary and both drivers lost a few points as a result.