FIA race director Michael Masi insists he “suggested” Sergio Perez give a place up to Charles Leclerc at Monza – despite Christian Horner claiming otherwise. Perez was denied a podium finish in the Italian Grand Prix when he received a five-second penalty for illegally completing an overtaking move off the track on Leclerc. Horner said he had been waiting to hear from race control about whether a penalty was likely before Red Bull told Perez to give the place back. When no such message arrived, said Horner, they decided to let the situation evolve in its own way. “With Checo, he was desperately unlucky and we felt it was very marginal given there was no instruction from the race...
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