Sergio Perez's race at the Mexican Grand Prix came to an abrupt end when he collided with Charles Leclerc while battling for the lead at Turn 1. This incident adds to a series of poor results and race incidents for Perez, who has been under pressure to improve his performance. Martin Brundle, a former F1 racer and broadcaster, questions whether the support from the Mexican crowd played a role in Perez's mistake.
Sergio Perez challenged for the lead at Turn 1 , but his race ended in spectacular fashion in Mexico City.
Perez went from hero to zero in the first 30 seconds of the Mexican GP when having started from fifth on the grid, the home hero collided with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc while battling for the race lead, resulting in his retirement. “We debated whether the hugely vocal and animated support for Sergio was an added pressure to the relatively poor form he’s found himself in since the Monaco GP, or if it was just the motivation he needed while surfing the adoration,” he said.
“He was in a way a victim of his own great start and good decisions because he was now level with Leclerc and Verstappen for the lead. He explained afterwards that having been on the podium here twice he wanted to lead the race and take a glorious victory, which is where it sadly went wrong.
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