Adapted from GMM
Sergio Perez will sit out the rest of the Canadian grand prix weekend.
Peter Sauber on Friday admitted being caught by surprise by Sergio Perez's illness.
Mexican rookie Perez was concussed during Monaco qualifying two weeks ago and hospitalised for two nights. But he since travelled to Zurich for medical tests and then to his native Mexico, where he went karting with his brother over two days before travelling to Montreal.
The 21-year-old was then cleared to race at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on Thursday by FIA doctors.
"All the doctors were very positive that nothing was damaged, no problem at all. They checked all my bones, my reactions, my memory, that everything is fine and that I don't feel sick or have a headache," said Sergio Perez after the checks.
But Swiss team Sauber said in a media statement during afternoon practice in Canada, where Pedro de la Rosa was preparing to sit in for Perez, that the Mexican "reported feeling unwell" in the morning session.
Sauber's official reserve driver is Mexican teen Esteban Gutierrez, who is understood to not be in Canada this weekend.
"His illness could be a consequence of the accident he suffered in qualifying at Monaco," said the statement.
Admitted team boss Sauber: "This development hit us by surprise. Nobody could have foreseen that he would feel unwell. Maybe we are being overly cautious, but when it's about the health of our drivers we take zero risks."
Sergio Perez said in the statement that he only wants to return "when I'm a hundred per cent well. I need some more time to recover".
Sauber thanked McLaren for releasing its reserve driver Pedro de la Rosa, 40.
Sergio Perez will sit out the rest of the Canadian grand prix weekend.
Peter Sauber on Friday admitted being caught by surprise by Sergio Perez's illness.
Mexican rookie Perez was concussed during Monaco qualifying two weeks ago and hospitalised for two nights. But he since travelled to Zurich for medical tests and then to his native Mexico, where he went karting with his brother over two days before travelling to Montreal.
The 21-year-old was then cleared to race at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on Thursday by FIA doctors.
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| Sergio Perez will sit out the rest of the weekend - Photo: WRi2 |
"All the doctors were very positive that nothing was damaged, no problem at all. They checked all my bones, my reactions, my memory, that everything is fine and that I don't feel sick or have a headache," said Sergio Perez after the checks.
But Swiss team Sauber said in a media statement during afternoon practice in Canada, where Pedro de la Rosa was preparing to sit in for Perez, that the Mexican "reported feeling unwell" in the morning session.
Sauber's official reserve driver is Mexican teen Esteban Gutierrez, who is understood to not be in Canada this weekend.
"His illness could be a consequence of the accident he suffered in qualifying at Monaco," said the statement.
Admitted team boss Sauber: "This development hit us by surprise. Nobody could have foreseen that he would feel unwell. Maybe we are being overly cautious, but when it's about the health of our drivers we take zero risks."
Sergio Perez said in the statement that he only wants to return "when I'm a hundred per cent well. I need some more time to recover".
Sauber thanked McLaren for releasing its reserve driver Pedro de la Rosa, 40.