The article will discuss one of the promising young race car drivers Sergio Perese (Mexico), striving to achieve many heights in this extreme and interesting sport.
Sergio Perez: photo, short biography
January 26, 1990 in the city of Guadalajara (Mexico) was born Sergio Perez. Little is known about his biography from childhood. This is the youngest brother of race car driver Antonio Perez, who raced the NASCAR Corona Series.
In 2004, in America, a very young racer began his brilliant career. These were the Skip Barber National Championship competitions, which he completed with a good 11th place. His participation in these races was sponsored by the telecommunications company Telmex.
The following year (2005), he already participated in European competitions in the German Formula BMW ADAC. This performance was for Team Rosberg, and the result of the performances was the 14th place of the championship.
In the following (2006-2007) years, the athlete participated in the competitions of the GPA1 championship, where he played for the Mexican team. Here he was already 3rd.
Transition to Formula 3
Sergio switched to the British Formula 3 in 2007 when he performed with the T-Sport team. As a result, winning two-thirds of the races. And in the future, he continues to make victorious races, and all this, perhaps, thanks to the Mugen Honda engine installed on his car.
The second consecutive personal season in Formula 3, the Mexican race car driver finished 4th in the overall classification among all pilots.
Further success
In the season 2009-2010. in the GP2 Asia series (com. Barwa International Campos Team), Perez had Vitaly Petrov as a partner. And then he became the first Mexican in the history of all competitions to take part in GP2 Asia. The result was victories on the Sahir circuit and in the sprint in Qatar.
Also, Sergio Perez took part in 2009 in the races of the main series GP2 in the car team Arden International (behind the wheel).
In October 2010, Perez Sergio became the 2nd prize pilot in Sauber, in which Kamui Kobayashi was his partner. With him, they previously performed in GP2. The transition from that series to the royal category was made possible for the most part thanks to the good sponsorship of the aforementioned Mexican company Telmex. In this regard, the body part of the Sauber that season carried an advertisement for this organization.
Fulfillment of dreams, plans for the future
From childhood, Sergio's dream was to perform in Formula 1 in Abu Dhabi at the Grand Prix. And he purposefully introduced it into his life.
It was difficult for him at the age of 15 to go to Germany alone to participate in motor races. And yet he overcame his fear and seized such a good chance for him. In such races, for the most part, he is attracted by the spirit of competition. His element is to compete in any area of life.
A lot of time (even in winter) in 2011, Perez Sergio spent in a Swiss factory. There he carefully studied all the features of the S-30 car and put himself in order in the physical plane, he went in for sports.
The result - in March 2011, the debut in Melbourne at the Grand Prix, which brought him 7th place. Unfortunately, his disqualification was later due to technical discrepancy of the wing of the car (rear) with the regulations.
Peter Sauber, head of the Sauber team, then said that Sergio is a promising athlete. He believed that having gained experience, the young athlete will have excellent results.
In May 2011, the athlete had a serious accident at the Grand Prix in Monaco. This happened when his car, having lost control, hit hard on the fence. The reason was a car hit on a safety rail between turns. As a result, Perez Sergio suffered a concussion and was hospitalized.
And finally, in March 2012, the athlete for the first time in his short career in Formula 1 at the Grand Prix in Malaysia was in second place. Seasonal result - 10th place in the individual competition.
Since September 2012, he signed a multi-year contract with Mclaren. He replaced Lewis Hamilton, who joined the Mercedes.
Athlete Options. Hobby
Successful, young, handsome and physically challenged race car driver Sergio Perez. Its height is 175 cm, weight - 64 kg.
His favorite activities in his free time: playing football, cards and golf, yoga, fitness.
This young but capable, talented and fearless athlete is still ahead. He has great opportunities to make all his sports dreams come true.