The 2024 season of the Formula 1 what is having Sergio “Checo” Pérez It is what both the Mexican and the Red Bull team expected, with the driver managing to get on the podium in four of the first five tests carried out, which keeps him in second place in the standings.
Located behind his teammate, Max Verstappen (110), the man from Guadalajara has 85 points, which has allowed him to reach a total of 1,571 to climb to the eighth historical position in F1, a very important position taking Keep in mind who you just surpassed.
It is nothing more and nothing less than Michael Schumacherthe German winner of seven Formula 1 world titles, who had a successful career that began in 1991 and ended in 2012 with 1,566 after 19 seasons between the Jordan, Benetton, Ferrari and Mercedes teams.
Despite the constant criticism that Sergio “Checo” Pérez has received throughout his career, especially last season, the Mexican has managed to leave his mark in the world of F1 and with each race he competes he leaves his name in the history books of this sport.
Although the Mexican still does not know what it is to win an F1 world championship, he has shown consistency throughout his 13 years in the top category of world motorsport in which he took his first steps with the Sauber team in 2011.
His best performance came last season in which he achieved his first personal runner-up finish, finishing behind three-time world champion Max Verstappen. Any result lower than that second place in the drivers’ standings for this season would be a failure for the Mexican.
With Nico Rosberg in his sights
The next step that Sergio “Checo” Pérez will have to overcome in the list of the drivers with the most points in the history of Formula 1 is currently occupied by the German Nico Rosberg, who is in seventh place in this prestigious department with a total of 1,594.5 units.
The Mexican needs 24 points to hunt down the European who finished his career in 2016 just a few days after being crowned world champion for the first time. He had previously finished in second place in the 2014 and 2015 seasons. All this with the Mercedes team.
Sixth place on the list looks a little further away for the one from Guadalajara. This is Valtteri Bottas, currently in the Kick Sauber team, who has 1,797 points. The Finn has achieved a total of 67 podiums throughout his career with around 10 victories.
The first place among the drivers with the most points in the history of F1 is occupied by the British Lewis Hamilton (4,658.5), followed by the German Sebastian Vettel (3,098), the Dutch Max Verstappen (2,696.5), the Spanish Fernando Alonso (2,298 ) and the Finnish Kimi Raikkonen (1873).
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