Formula 1: Hometown hero Sergio Perez was close to tears after he was forced to retire after the opening lap following a collision with Charles Leclerc.
The hometown hero had an open lane in front of him as his Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen wove between the two Ferrari’s of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc to take control of the inside.
Leclerc bumped Perez off the track as the Mexican crowd was left devastated having seen their countryman knocked out at the first corner.The Red Bull driver appeared to be on the verge of tears as he sat in the cockpit.It was a daring move from Perez, but one that commentator Martin Brundle felt was never on.
Fellow commentator David Croft added: “Under pressure for his Red Bull future. Tried the move into turn one. If it came off, he’d be a hero. It hasn’t, and it’s zero points for him today.” The first lap exit was as bad as Perez’s hometown race could have gone, especially given the pressure he is under to deliver for Red Bull.
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