Force India didn't take any risks

This morning in Hungary, the first free practice session was marked by the spectacular accident of which the Mexican Sergio Pérez was the victim. As the curb passes at the exit of turn 11 of the Hungaroring, the right rear suspension of the VJM08 of the former team resident McLaren gave way, sending the driver initially into the rail, before the right front wheel passed under the car sending the one into a barrel.

A caper with no consequences for the driver who subsequently got out of his car and was taken to the medical center for check-ups, where he emerged a few minutes later. “On the Astroturf it was really very slippery. The car is very damaged but I hope we can repair it and be on track a bit in FP2. » Pérez then explained, quoted by the BBC.

But the Mexican's car will not return to the track, just like that of Nico Hulkenberg, Force India preferring to investigate in depth the causes of this exit. « As a precautionary measure, the team chose not to race Nico Hülkenberg in the afternoon. The team will work hard to understand the causes and find a solution in order to be ready for Saturday's free practice session. » indicated the press release published just before the second session of the day.

“It cost us a lot of track time, but we hope we can recover tomorrow to minimize the impact it will have on our final result this weekend, concludes Pérez. I still believe we can have a good qualifying session, so I'm optimistic for the rest of the weekend. »