Sergio Perez has played down his collision with Sergey Sirotkin in Singapore, saying the incident “looked worse on the outside”.

The red mist appeared to descend on the Mexican after growing increasingly frustrated with Sirotkin’s defending around the Marina Bay circuit.

When an opening did finally arrive for Perez, he veered heavily back to the left and collided with the Russian, handed a drive-through penalty as a result.

Some quarters of the Formula 1 press thought a disqualification would have been a more suitable punishment, but Perez has said the move was not a deliberate one and not as bad as people are making out.

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