Sergio Perez took advantage of the lone safety car period to score his second win of 2023 in Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Perez was running second to Red Bull Racing teammate Max Verstappen when Nyck De Vries’ car stalled on track. As De Vries’ Alpha Tauri sat on the track, Red Bull called Verstappen into the pits in anticipation of a safety car.
The safety car came, but not until after Verstappen had pitted. Perez inherited the lead after Verstappen’s pit stop and kept the lead as he was able to pit shortly after Verstappen with the benefit of losing a lot less time under the safety car.