The best Mexican driver in history and one of the best drivers in the world today with Red Bull Racing, Sergio Perezrevealed that his dream as a child was to be a professional soccer player and dress in the blue-cream colors.
It was this Sunday that he conquered the Grand Prix in Monaco who revealed in an interview with his team the yearning he had as a child.
“I saw myself playing in America, I thought that I would never have the opportunity to reach Formula One. I thought that I had a future in football, but I quickly found out that I did not. There is no child who does not feel that he is the best footballer in the world”
– Sergio Perez.
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The triumph in the Principality converted Perez in the Mexican with the most victories in the history of Formula 1 by reaching three in his career and surpassing Pedro Rodriguezwho got two.
At 12 years of age, soccer was close to that ‘Czech‘ will leave motor racing forever since he decided to go to a National Classic between America and Chivas, instead of the final of a karting championship.
Sergio Perez He was the favorite to win the Shifters 80 cc, which was raced in his native Guadalajara, but instead he attended a victory for the team of his loves and as a consequence his father sold his karts.
The loss of one of his first cars was a good punishment for that ‘Czech‘ will resume his career as a pilot and at the age of 15 he will start a tour of Europe.
“It’s a dream come true. As a driver you always dream of winning here. After the home grand prix, there is no more special weekend”
– Sergio Perez.
The first places of ‘Czech‘ in F1 they are divided into Sakhir 2020 when he was in the Racing Point team, Azerbaijan 2021 and Monaco, the latter two with Red Bull.
Rodríguez achieved his victories in 1967 in South Africa with the Cooper team and in 1970 in Belgium with BRM.
Nowadays, Sergio Perez ranks third in the Formula 1 drivers’ championship with 110 points, behind charles leclercsecond with 116 units, and the leader, his partner in Red Bull, the Dutch Max Verstappenwith 125.
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