BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Sergio Perez accused Daniel Ricciardo of showing a lack of respect after the move which compromised both of their attempts to avoid elimination from the opening qualifying session for the Hungarian GP.
Perez was slowly approaching the final corner ahead of his final timed lap in the closing moments of Q1, with Haas' Romain Grosjean and Ricciardo following close behind. Tyre temperature can make or break a qualifying lap, and that process is not helped by moving so slowly, so Ricciardo took matters into his own hands -- he sped up to pass Grosjean and Perez around the final corner, only for the Mexican driver to put his foot down and hold position and start his lap ahead.