Former Formula 1 champion praised ‘Checo’ Pérez

Next Sunday will make his debut in Formula 1 the Grand Prix of Miami, to which Sergio ‘Checo’ Pérez arrives with the motivation to seek his third consecutive podium. The Mexican comes from finishing second in the Grand Prix of Emilio-Romagna, in which a mistake by Charles Leclerc allowed Red Bull to make the 1-2.Al respect, the former Formula 1 champion, Damon Hill, said that the Monegasque was too ambitious and therefore lost several positions. He also pointed to Pérez Mendoza as a driver who has a lot of capacity to respond well in situations like the one Leclerc experienced. “Look at Sergio. Sergio has a safe pair of hands. He is fast and has a safe pair of hands. He almost never does any madness. It’s really good,” said the Briton, who emphasized that Leclerc sinned of ambition in his eagerness to fight the second position against the Mexican. In the move in question, the Monegasque rider tried to attack ‘Checo’ Pérez in the corner on the piano, which caused his spoiler to break on the top. With this, Leclerc went from fighting for second position to finishing sixth in the Emilia-Romagna GP. “Leclerc just thought ‘I’ll go over the piano’ and was too ambitious. And you think, why do that when you have so much responsibility? That’s the kind of thing you need to eradicate from your portfolio as a top pilot. You can’t make impulsive moves like that,” the former Formula 1 driver said. We recommend you read Despite the mistake, Leclerc will arrive at the Miami Grand Prix as the leader in the Drivers’ Championship. However, his failure allowed both Perez and Max Verstappen to shorten distances, in addition to the fact that in the Constructors’ Championship, Red Bull was only 11 units away, still with most of the season to run.



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