Alonso And Perez's Incredible Photo Finish | 2023 Sao Paulo Grand Prix

Sergio Perez hasn't been on the podium since the Italian Grand Prix. He's only scored 21 points in the last five Grand Prix. He's trying to take 15 for his tally today. He knows he has the pace. That's the good news. The bad news is two-time champion of the world and master defender when he needs to. Fernando Alonso is directly ahead of him. 0.4. Use your energy. That's the closest that Sergio Perez has got. Aston Martin versus Red Bull. Both of these drivers want to return to form. And you're okay to use energy again. You can use energy again. DRS in both zones now. Alonso will hang on to it. That's a dart to try and frighten him off the road. That won't happen with Fernando Alonso. Okay, it's 0.5. Use energy. 0.5. Two more laps at the end of this one too. 0.4. Battery's good. Past the hole. Are we going to get another drag race to the line later on? This is the best run so far for Perez. He's deploying everything he's got. Diving to the inside. He's got the inside line. Sergio Perez went brave, went bold and gets third place in the race. Battery's good. 0.4. Can use energy again. Got loads of energy. How aggressive is Fernando Alonso going to be? Goes for the inside move. It's defensive for Perez who makes the corner. Will he go side by side up the hill? Perez has got the advantage. Alonso ducking every which way. Tries to hang on to it but Perez, late on, on the penultimate tour of the Grand Prix, finally gets by the green Aston Martin and Alonso's stout defense is ended. Okay, he will get there. Let's go to strap five. Strap five. 0.8. Battery's good. Last lap. Here we go. Is there a chance to respond for Fernando Alonso? Forces a defensive move. That's not what Perez needs. If he goes off the racing line, he could be vulnerable to four. Battery's good. 0.3. Alonso is going to get the run down at turn number four. This is going to be super aggressive between the two of them. Alonso's fourth. He's way back through. What a move, Fernando Alonso on the last lap. Okay, mate. Push and hold. You've got loads of energy. Hold it down. Press and hold to the line. Press and hold. There's that wide line from the Aston Martin driver time and time again. He will go up through the gears. They're both planted to the floor and you have just seen a brilliant race from the top two. But it's going to be Fernando Alonso across the line. He gets close. He just hangs on in a superb finish to the line. It was decided for third place by 53 thousandths of a second. Yes, mate. You did it. Yes. That is a hell of... Unbelievable. All of you, all the factory, everyone. Well done, mate. I'm well impressed. Checo, that was a big drive. Unfortunately, you just missed out there, mate. Yeah, it was intense. I mean, two laps before the chequered flag, he overtook me. I thought everything was done by that moment. But in the last lap, I had another chance and I went for it. I'm very close to the line. So, yeah, very aggressive moves, a lot of respect. And I'm happy that it was with Checo and we could put a good show. I don't think with a lot of drivers you can do this type of manoeuvres, you know. It was really tight from beginning to the end and it was super enjoyable, to be honest. I did have a lot of fun. In the end, he ended up getting the podium. But it's how the sport is. It was a well-executed race. There were a lot of things and very strategic race.