The month of April has been quite productive for Sergio “Checo” Pérez who, in addition to remaining as an escort for his teammate in Red BullMax Verstappen in the drivers’ classification also has a couple of nominations for this month’s “Best Overtake”.
With two races in April in which he achieved third place in the Chinese Grand Prix and second in Japan, the Mexican driver continues with his good start to the season, which he is also crowning with these nominations for a distinction that highlights the ability of management of F1 drivers.
The one from Guadalajara, who has not yet defined his future with the energy drink team since his current contract ends at the end of this season, had a couple of great overtakes that caught the attention of the British Lewis Hamilton and the Monegasque Charles Leclerc.
The pass that the Mexican achieved against the seven-time Formula 1 champion occurred during the Japanese Grand Prix, specifically on lap 17, in curve 130R, one of the most complicated sectors of the Suzuka track. At that time, the action put him in fifth place.
Showing his ability with the wheel, “Checo” Pérez took advantage of the suction to overtake the British driver of the Mercedes team with a maneuver to the left, just before making the turn. “Highly strung? No not at all; On the contrary, it was fun“he said of the action after the race.
The other maneuver made by Sergio “Checo” Pérez that earned him a nomination occurred during the Chinese Grand Prix in which he took third place. The Mexican overtook Leclerc in a tense moment in which he was looking to get into podium positions, which he ended up achieving.
The action took place during lap 39 in Shanghai where once again the 34-year-old driver of the Red Bull team gave a demonstration of his class by winning the fight against the Monegasque Ferrari by extending his braking and beating the European who was leaving on the inside. then escape third place.
The adrenaline of overtaking Charles Leclerc was not enough for “Checo” Pérez to continue climbing positions and he ended up crossing the finish line behind the McLaren driver, Lando Norris, who escorted the three-time F1 world champion who took first place in China .
The voting for the Best Pass of the month of April in Formula 1 is carried out online with the participation of fans and just one day after the nominations were known, the audience’s preference is with the Japanese Yuki Tsunoda for a pass on Lewis Hamilton (41%).
Sergio “Checo” Pérez is in third place with 22% for his overtaking of the also British from the Mercedes team, while the action with which he surpassed the Ferrari star barely has 9% of the votes.
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