What happened yesterday again showed that Max is not a cunning fox, not far-sighted. For the sake of PR in front of a crowd of spectators, fans, cameras - microphones and the rest, he could make a gesture of goodwill, show Perez his nobility and give up his position. Thus, he would exalt himself, would return the debt for Abu Dhabi, he would only be praised, reproaching Ferrari for the fact that the “clowns” did not do this to Leclerc (I don’t want Sainz to give up his place on the podium, I’m talking about possible conversations if Max helped Perez).
Max's shortsightedness was evident when, at some grand prix, he bluntly stated that he did not lift his foot off the accelerator pedal when he drove past a car in a barrier, for which he received a penalty.
Of course, this is how I think, sitting in a calm atmosphere on the couch, and not in the heat of the race with boiling blood and adrenaline, not knowing the true reasons in Max's head. But had he been smarter, he could have kept the friendly atmosphere in the team, be able to rely on the "minister of defense" in the future and bask in the rays of laudatory reviews of the media. He lost a lot yesterday, and received only a couple of useless points in the already completed championship.