Winning your own home Grand Prix is a dream for any Formula 1 driver and Sergio Perez it makes no difference. This year the driver from Guadalajara finds himself for the first time in his career at the wheel of a car accustomed to the top of the grid and the two consecutive podiums obtained in Istanbul and Austin testify to the good state of form of the local idol. Checo’s great chance to compete for success in front of an adoring audience, however, clashes with the reality of the facts. His teammate, Max Verstappen, is leading a very balanced championship, with only 12 points of margin on Lewis Hamilton.
Every single length is fundamental and therefore it is easy to imagine that any of Perez’s ‘dreams’ could be sacrificed in the face of the Red Bull ‘realism’. An eventuality that # 11 himself understood well, as his words, pronounced during the press conference for the weekend in Mexico City, demonstrate. When asked about the possible sale of a hypothetical victory for the good of the team, Perez was pragmatic. “It’s complicated. We should see what circumstances we have in the race. At the end, we are pilots who work as a team and the main focus is on the team – the Mexican clarified, hinting that he would not disobey an order from the team – is the big picture. We will have to look at the circumstances. And this is the beauty of racing: that decisions are made on the spot, in a few seconds, even if they are very complicated matters “.
Perez, however, also reiterated his intention: to start the weekend with the aim of winning. “I would be proud to be able to fulfill one of the dreams I have had since my childhood [e vincere]. This is a real opportunity, which depends on me and my team – he concluded – while the other years depended on other factors. So there is a very real possibility and my motivation is 100% “.
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