:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/elfinanciero/OTHU4FJXU5DZBBM3JEUP5XXPK4.jfif "Happy birthday, Czech! Red Bull celebrates 32 years of life of the Mexican driver – El Financiero")
the team Red Bull, which was second in the 2021 constructors’ championship below Mercedes, decided to make a small celebration for the Mexican pilot Sergio Perez, Czech, who on a day like today, but in 1990, was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco.
With a chocolate cake and making jokes about the calories that will enter their bodies, the team led by Christian Horner, director of Red Bull Racing, Max Verstappen, partner and current champion of the Formula 1 and a select staff, gave a warm congratulations to the fourth best of last year.
In the video published by the team of Red Bull It shows the union that exists between each of the elements that make up one of the best franchises of recent years, in addition to the love they have for Guadalajara.
The Dutchman jokes about the age of ‘Czech’
The current champion of the F1 He did not leave aside the special day of his teammate, so he was at his little celebration that they did for him and, as a joke, he tells Sergio Perez “number 25, right?”, so Czech He answered: “26”.
It should be noted that the preparations for the next contest have already begun, so Red Bull Together with its two star pilots, they have already started their work scheme so that the planning for this 2022 goes as well as possible.
The 5 best moments of ‘Checo’ in F1
The ‘legend’, as he said Verstappen on the last date of the last championship in Yas Marina, celebrates 32 years of life and here we leave you its best moments within the paths.
From boy to man: F1 debut
There is no doubt that one of the special moments of each of the professionals: sportsmen, athletes, lawyers, journalists, whatever it is, the day of their entry into the medium they chose is unique, although with time the greatest challenges begin and the best are made of those.
The Mexican had the opportunity to jump to the professional circuits on October 4, 2010, the date on which he was announced as the new addition to the team Clean, being his partner, the Japanese, Kamui Kobayashi.
First podium in F1: 2012 Malaysian GP
The first time the Mexican flag supported the work of the Aztec driver was in one of his most outstanding battles within the track, as it was when, hand in hand with the team of Clean he took second place.
That day, first place took the legendary Fernando Alonso, who at that time was in command of the single-seater Ferrari; while in third place, although it seems unreal, the bitanic Lewis Hamilton and his machine Mercedes.
Historic night in Sakhir, 2020
Without a doubt, one of the best evenings that the Mexican driver has had throughout his professional history was that night at the Sakhir, where he got first place with the team Force India.
That time everything seemed to go wrong for him, since from starting in fifth place he went to last, after a crash in the first few laps, a situation that reduced his time and space, but in the end and after putting a lot of heart into it, he He was left, not only with the trophy but also with the respect of many lovers of motor sports.
Yas Marina 2021: Its consolidation within F1
We cannot leave aside the extraordinary performance in the last battle for the championship between Max Verstappen Y Lewis Hamilton, where the Aztec driver was of great support to the Dutchman, who was on the verge of not consecrating himself in the highest category.
Czech considerably reduced the time that the British took his teammate in Red Bull, since being almost seven seconds ahead, the strategy of Pérez was to stop the advance of the driver of Mercedes until his colleague caught up with them inside the circuit and he could return to the competition.
Long live Mexico! Autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez surrenders to ‘Checo’
Closing this list with a flourish was more than expected. Well, it’s about the feat he did Sergio Perez together with his Red Bull at Mexican Grand Prixwriting his name in gold letters on the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
That scene will remain immortalized, as it was the first time that a Mexican driver stood on the podium, at home, before thousands of followers and car lovers, taking third place, below Verstappen Y Hamilton, respectively.
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