Mexico has not returned to F1 since 1992, but this year, the world of F1 made a comeback with great success in the stands. During this weekend, Sergio Perez was the star in the paddock.<\/p>\n
In the race, the Mexican driver from Force India finishes in 8th place, a result slightly below his recent performances. However, Nico H\u00fclkenberg’s teammate holds an incredible memory of this very special weekend, as he already explained during Friday’s session: “I want to give something to celebrate this Sunday to all the Mexican fans who come to the circuit this week.”<\/p>\n
During the qualifying session, Sergio Perez set the 9th fastest time, ahead of Nico H\u00fclkenberg, to the cheers of his compatriots, as he explained on the official F1 website: “I felt very privileged to be able to drive at home today and to feel the support of the fans. They give me a lot of energy and I am extremely motivated to give them something to celebrate this weekend, which is the best way to reward them.”<\/p>\n
However, the race did not go as he wished because the former McLaren driver finished in 8th place, just behind his teammate, due to a one-stop strategy compromised by the safety car caused by Sebastian Vettel: \u00ab Today’s race was probably one of the most difficult of my career. Preserving my tires and finishing 8th is probably one of my best performances in Formula One<\/i> \u00bb.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Very happy to have raced on this ground, Sergio Perez reflects on this special weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":39324,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,1749],"tags":[973,1204,1309],"class_list":["post-12799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-f1","category-news","tag-mexique","tag-perez","tag-racing-point-f1-team"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n