By Manuel Acevedo
29 Oct 2023, 10:49 PM EDT
The passage of Hurricane Otis through Acapulco, in Mexico, left many material damages, The images of the damage have gone viral on social networks and many sports personalities have expressed their solidarity with the situation.
The Mexican driver Sergio “Checo” Pérez was no exception, Well, he took advantage of the stage of Mexican Grand Prix to send a message of support.
Pérez reported that he will raise funds to help the people affected by the category 5 hurricane in Acapulco, this information was revealed on his Instagram account.
The Mexican indicated that he will auction one of the helmets he used in the Mexican GP race which was held this Sunday at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.
“Our brothers in Guerrero need us, The tragedy is unimaginable and there is no time to waste. “I am donating one of my helmets that I will be wearing (wearing) over the weekend,” he wrote in the post.
He added that the bid starts at $500,000 Mexican pesos and that all the information regarding the subject can be obtained in the account of the Checo Pérez Foundation. This Sunday in the foundation’s stories they updated the Bid amount at $600,000 pesos.
Until now, the mechanism to carry out the auction and when the dynamics will end are unknown.
However, Pérez also indicated that people who are interested in supporting those affected in Acapulco They can also do so by donating to the bank account number of the pilot’s foundation.
Sergio “Checo” Pérez withdrew from the Mexican GP after an accident on the first lap
The expectations of Mexican fans to see their compatriot Sergio “Checo” Pérez compete in the Mexican Grand Prix lasted very little. because the Red Bull team driver had an accident in the first corner of the race after collide with Charles Leclerc of the Ferrari team.
The native of Guadalajara (Mexico) He had a great start with his teammate Max Verstappen. The Mexican driver jumped from fifth position to third due to the terrible start that the two Ferrari drivers had, but all that emotion of a good start to the race was ruined when Leclerc was between the two Red Bull cars and could not avoid colliding with Pérez.
That touch caused both drivers to leave the track, but the number 11 driver of the Austrian team took the worst part after rising into the air and damaging his entire suspension, which caused him to finish last in the race and have to enter the pit.
The team’s top brass decided to take the car into the pits to try to make some quick repairs to see if they could at least keep Pérez in the race. Even though he had nothing to fight, but because The damage was very great, they told him that there was nothing they could do and that’s when the pilot left crying.
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