Chen Xiangbei didn't know Perez's thoughts, but if he did, he would say that his intuition was very correct.
Indeed, he intentionally gave Perez a bit of slipstream.
The reason is simple; having experienced Trulli's incident, Chen Xiangbei understood the importance of teamwork.
Perhaps to put it more bluntly, you must repay what you owe in life; someday you'll also need help from others. No one can always be the aloof "god".
Even Schumacher, in his career at Mercedes, has lost his sharpness and edge, focusing more on assisting the team's development rather than using all means for victory.
In later years, Verstappen had a major controversy in the 2022 season at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Despite having no pressure on his ranking, he refused to give even a sixth place to the trailing Perez, preventing his teammate from competing for second place in the world championship.
