By Manuel Acevedo
09 Dec 2023, 14:45 PM EST
The awards for the 2023 season of the Formula 1 were delivered to the FIA Gala Friday night. Congratulations to the Mexican Sergio “Checo” Pérez for his runner-up finish even the words of Lewis Hamiltonwho finished in third place.
Pérez, Max Verstappen and the Red Bull team they took the trophies from the campaign that ended in Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and the British pilot was in charge of showing his face for Mercedes in it Drivers Championship.
At the ceremony, Hamilton applauded the most successful drivers and teams that are part of the International Automobile Federation (FIA). He took the opportunity to congratulate teams such as Envision Racing (Formula E) and competitors like Théo Pourchaire (Formula 2 champion).
The British could not leave aside the elements of Red Bull, who caught the attention of the fans and the Great prizes. In addition to getting 1-2 in the Drivers Championship and first place Constructors’ World Championship with 860 final points.
All the achievements and great successes of the Austrian team were recognized and praised by Lewis Hamiltonseven-time champion of the highest category of motorsports.
When hamilton received his third place trophy, congratulated the drivers who made the long-awaited 1-2 in F1 and the winning Constructors team: Checo Pérez, Max Verstappen and Red Bull Racing.
“Tonight I want to congratulate Red Bull, Max and Checo for their incredible work this year. (We at Mercedes) have a lot of work to do,” commented the driver, who was able to beat the Spaniard Fernando Alonso to keep the bronze position.
Checo Pérez spoke after receiving his trophy
The Mexican Sergio “Checo” Pérez He spent a season with many ups and downs in which the difficult moments were the ones that stood out the most, as was his performance in the Mexican Grand Prix.
The pilot from Guadalajara He left behind the poor results of this season and ended up securing second place in the drivers’ classification in which he surpassed the seven-time Formula 1 champion, Lewis Hamilton.
“Yes, obviously, We had a strong season for almost the entire year and we experienced a roller coaster halfway through the season, but we never gave up and stayed united as a team,” said “Checo” Pérez at the International Automobile Federation Gala.
Pérez took advantage of the awards gala stage to thank each of the team members of the team. Red Bull for supporting him in the most difficult moments that he had to live in this season.
“I want to thank my entire team for supporting me during the hardest times we experienced, but we managed to get ahead and ensure the best result in the history of the team”he commented.
The Mexican highlighted that he took away many learnings in order to continue improving in the upcoming F1 campaign. Pérez announced that he hopes to fight face to face with his teammate Max Verstappen.
“We learned from these difficult moments and we will return much stronger next year,” said Checo Pérez.
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