This time, although the car hit the cushion, it didn't damage the left rear suspension of Perez's car, but the entire carbon fiber wing on the rear was shattered.
And Sainz, who was running the final flying lap just behind Perez, saw Perez stopped on the track but it was too late to brake. Perez crashed in a blind spot, so after the turn, despite Sainz's efforts to save himself, it was too late. A brake drift resulted in the left rear wheel crashing directly into Perez's right front wheel, breaking Perez's right front suspension.
The two cars blocked the entrance to the tunnel completely, one in front of the other.
Verstappen, behind them, had no choice but to stop helplessly at the entrance of Turn 8.
With the track blocked, a red flag was inevitable.
This sudden accident caught everyone off guard, followed by a burst of cheers from the Mercedes team's pit room, which had been watching the broadcast anxiously.
Even the usual naysayers among the crowd fell silent.
