The 33-year-old Mexican He has a goal and he will not stop until he achieves it: to be Formula 1 world champion.At least he said so a few days ago and it has been seen on the tracks in every race.
“Having three children at home, I wouldn’t be traveling the world if I didn’t believe I could be a world champion,” Sergio Pérez told Sky Sports after winning the Azerbaijan GP last weekend.
Currently, the man from Guadalajara has 87 points, six ahead of his Dutch teammate Max Verstappen, who has 93 in the Drivers Championship of this season.
However, “Checo” made it clear that there is a level of respect with Verstappen and with the team in general, even though both drivers compete for the same place.
I want to win this championship as much as he (Verstappen)
“There is a very high level of respect between me and Max.and the whole team, I mean the level at which we are driving, we are putting a lot of pressure on ourselves, obviously we want to beat ourselves, I want to win this championship as much as he did,” said the man from Guadalajara.
The next race in which “Checo” will run will be in the Miami Grand Prix Sunday March 7 at 1:30 p.m.