Perez is one of just six Mexican drivers in F1 history and has always been adored by race fans in his home country, even when he was in teams and cars that were nowhere near the front.
“We are in Red Bull now and the support is even bigger this time around.” “A podium would be amazing, it's the least that the country deserves,” Perez said. He returns this week with a car capable of a podium finish and maybe even a victory that could turn those cheers into rapture.
In years past, thundering chants of 'Checo! Checo!” poured out of the massive grandstands at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, even when Perez was just scrapping for a top10 finish.
Mexico’s favorite racing son Sergio Perez is back, this time with a chance to win his home race at the Mexican Grand Prix on Sunday, while his Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen and Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton battle for the season championship.į1 hasn’t raced in Mexico City since 2019.
