Sergio “Checo” Pérez stated that he currently has the “most difficult job” in Formula 1

Mexican driver Sergio “Checo” Pérez has had many ups and downs this season of the Formula 1, causing him to receive strong punishments week after week from the specialized press in the highest category of world motorsport. In its last two presentations (in Singapore and Japan) it did not achieve the results expected by the Red Bull team.

After these Great prizesthe pilot from Guadalajara commented that sometimes it is very difficult to prepare to be at the highest level, but that he always tries to do his best and enjoy what he does to the fullest.

Despite the bad results, the pilot from Guadalajara (Mexico) has managed to maintain second position in the World Drivers Championship with a total of 223 units and is only surpassed by his teammate Max Verstappen who has 400 accumulated points.

“There are hard moments. “Having a great car like the one we have had this year and not being able to get the most out of it for many reasons,” he said in an exclusive interview for the media Fox Sports.

Czech Perez He also said in the interview that he currently has a “more difficult job” within the structure of the Formula 1.

“There is no comparison. Nothing works the way Red Bull works, you have a bad race with any other team and they don’t talk about it; “It happens to you at Red Bull and you have 300 media outlets saying that ‘they have to remove you from the place,'” he said. the Red Bull driver. He also said that “being Mexican makes everything have much more weight.”

The Red Bull team He reported three races ago that the Mexican driver will continue with them next season and that, at the moment, a replacement driver is not in his plan.

The next race of the season Formula 1 will be the Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday, October 8. After this race ends, only six dates will remain on the calendar of the highest category of motorsports.

Checo Pérez revealed that he hired a mental coach

Recently, the Mexican driver confessed in an interview with the Dutch media De Limburger that he had to hire professional help because the poor results he had in the 2023 season affected his personal life.

Pérez acknowledged that he realized that his performance and confidence were declining when he did not win the Miami Grand Prix. From that moment he began to have a bad streak of classifications and was not able to get into Q3.

“When the season started the car was perfect for me, but cars evolve during the year. After Miami, things went downhill. I had a different car that wasn’t doing so well anymore. Then I couldn’t get into Q3 several times, so my confidence waned. As a result, the driving was also much worse,” said the Mexican in the interview with the Dutch media.

Checo Pérez made the decision to hire a mental coach to get out of that bad streak of thoughts and mistrust, in order to recover a better version of himself as a professional pilot and family man.

“When you are going through such difficult times at work, it is difficult to be happy at home with your wife and children.. So I hired a mental coach because my family deserves to have that cheerful dad at home. Together with my coach I worked to become the best version of myself at home, but also as a driver,” he said.

Over time, the Mexican continues to show that this season has been a great challenge for him, but with the support of his family, team and mental coach he will manage to overcome each of the obstacles he faces.

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