Red Bull chief Helmut Marko has joked that Sergio Perez was drunk on tequila as he missed out on a podium spot at the French Grand Prix.
Perez looked set to secure a third place finish in Le Castellet, but was overtaken by Mercedes driver George Russell after a virtual safety car was deployed. As the safety car period ended, Russell quickly attacked and overtook Perez, who was slow to respond to the Brit's move.
Speaking after the race, Red Bull senior adviser Marko was quoted by Sueddeutsche as saying of Perez: "Maybe he had tequila yesterday". Marko continued: "It is very unfortunate that Checo was asleep at the restart. A certain third place was lost there."
