F1 News: Sergio Perez Under Fire - "Driving With His Head Up His A**"

The Mexican driver didn't have a good weekend as he showed some questionable performance in contrast to the dominating Max Verstappen.

Sergio Perez, for the second time this season, had a terrible racing weekend after crashing his car in Q1 of yesterday's qualifying session and starting from the very back of the grid on the Sunday of the Monaco Grand Prix. To make matters worse, he made poor decisions during the race, meaning he barely made up any places. Now, the driver has come under fire after his poor performance.

Finishing P16, only ahead of Williams' Logan Sargeant and Nico Hulkenberg of Haas, Perez struggled to control his adrenaline as he tried to push back up the grid. 

Ahead of the Sunday, Red Bull's Dr Helmut Marko commented on his disappointment with the Mexican driver:

“If you have a car like that, then you shouldn’t be thrown out in Q1. That was a stupid mistake on his part," he said. “Maybe he was thinking too much about the World Championship.”

Now, following the race, fans of the sport have called out the driver for his surprising performance today.

"Perez is driving with his head up his a** today," one Reddit user said, commenting on the replay of the Red Bull driver hitting the rear of Kevin Magnussen's Haas. 

"Easily his worst race in memory," another user agreed, with a third correcting them. "Worst weekend in memory," they added.

Reflecting on his performance throughout the race, another Reddit user slammed the driver, calling him a "p*ssed off teenager". 

"Driving like a p*ssed off teenager. That blue flag pass on Stroll was such f**king bulls**t."

Another agreed with the statement, adding: "What the hell is he doing out there? Making countless errors and blaming everyone else for it."

In contrast, Max Verstappen put in a brilliant race, finishing his race 27 seconds ahead of Fernando Alonso who finished in P2. The Dutch driver thoroughly commanded the difficult race, once again showing his dominance not only over his rivals, but his teammate, too.