Jenson Button and Sergio Pérez resolve their dispute

It was very hot in Bahrain, between the two drivers McLaren. During the race, Jenson Button and new recruit Sergio Pérez engaged in a very close fight, touching each other several times, notably when the Mexican brushed the right rear tire of the car of the 2009 champion with his front wing. A “aggression” from the Mexican denounced by his teammate at the end of the race. “The racing was fantastic here. The only person who wasn't was Checo (the nickname of Sergio Pérez, Editor’s note). He was too aggressive. At 300km/h, you don't expect your teammate to come up to your level and touch your wheels. I was a little surprised and I'm probably not the only one who was.", he declared after the Grand Prix.

Tuesday evening, Jenson Button explains on his Twitter account that the episode has passed. “Important discussion with Sergio Pérez to ease tensions. As a team we will move forward, it's only a postponement! In Barcelona now. » ?Next time I hope we can fight for 1? 2! Thanks again to McLaren for letting us fight, a good lesson for the other teams”, replied Sergio Pérez on Wednesday, still on the social network.

Discover the analysis of the Bahrain Grand Prix in the next issue of AUTOhebdo, n°1906, available from this Tuesday in digital version on all platforms, and from Wednesday on newsstands.