Sergio ‘Checo’ Pérez reiterated this morning that he remains in the Formula 1 during a conference prior to Mexican Grand Prix 2024in which his fans cheered his responses shouting “yes we can, yes we can.”
He Mexican Red Bull was in a event in Plaza Carso (Mexico City), where he explained that he has had a very difficult year, which started very well until the RB20 improvementsbut he warned that he will go for a great season finale:
“It is never the option to give up“We don’t have to take the easy path, we’re still here and we’ll continue giving it our all… There are five races left and we hope to be competitive again.”
What will happen to ‘Checo’ Pérez in 2025?
‘Checo’ Pérez renewed his contract with Red Bull last June, which secured its seat for two more years (until 2026); However, in the course of this season there have emerged speculation about his early departureto which has been added the restructuring of the team, which has seen several of its key pieces leave, such as Adrian Newey.
The man from Guadalajara assures that he will run the 2025 season despite everything that is said: “I’m not leaving (Red Bull). I have a contract and There is no doubt that next year I will be here. In the Formula 1 There are many agendas of people with interests and you also know how journalism is handled in sports. I speak very little and give the interviews I have to give. I focus on my work and what I can control, you can even laugh at the rest.”
A few weeks ago, in the midst of rumors, he shared a meme to say that he was not leaving F1: “I don’t like it when they mess with my people either.”
What happens with ‘Checo’ Pérez’s car?
The 34-year-old pilot has already forgotten the dream of being F1 champion 2024due to the points difference with the leaders. Get to the Mexican Grand Prix 2024 in eighth place in the World Cup.
“The season started very well, I had one of the best starts of my career: four podiums in the first five races, until improvements began in the car and the problems“, explained the pilot, “the deficiencies are there, we can see them, it is not easy to solve it, I can only give my best.”
The current world runner-up regretted that the updates on his RB20 car have not had a positive effect on their performance: “It has been a difficult year in a car you have no confidence in and each time they are different problems, but giving up is never an option, I am still on the best team in the world.”
Pérez wants to leave behind the devastating result of the Mexican Grand Prix in 2023when he abandoned the race on the first lap after a play with Charles Leclercwhich felt like a “nightmare.”
“(The 2023 Mexican GP) left me looking forward to it, sad with all the people who came to support me“But also satisfied that I gave everything and that is the goal of this weekend, to give absolutely everything for all the people and my country.”
At the conference, Pérez warned: “it is Mexico and here anything can happen, everything can change, it is a very different track, height plays an important role.”
Sergio Pérez presents his helmet for the Mexican GP
As has happened for nine years, ‘Checo’ presented in Plaza Carso the helmet he will use in the race with wrestling motifs, of which he is a fan and has his characteristic phrase ‘Never give up’.
With information from AFP.
