“Checo” Pérez responds to criticism: “I laugh at everything that is invented”

Sergio “Checo” Pérez He assures that he takes as a joke the malicious criticism and the constant rumors that arise in the media in the middle of a season to be forgotten in this 2024 Formula, but he assures that it will not affect his future in the Red Bull team in any way.

And that is precisely one of the points that have been touched on the most this season in relation to the Mexican who, despite having signed a renewal with the energy drink team until 2026, has been involved in rumors about his possible departure early. of the Austrian team.

“I take it with humor, really. I already laugh at everything that is invented, what is talked about. Some, the truth is, I think not all, are very professional journalists who do their job”commented the man from Guadalajara on an Instagram Live of a brand that represents him and in which he answered questions from fans.

The 34-year-old Mexican stressed that he understands that there is talk about the bad moment he is experiencing this season in which he has not been able to get on a podium since April (third in the Chinese Grand Prix) and is in eighth place of the drivers classification.

“In the end, (some) understand, you have a bad career and you have to talk about it, and as an athlete sometimes it is difficult for you to understand it, but you also have to be honest and know that perhaps you did not have the best career, not everyone is going to make the best decisions”considered the Mexican.

“But there would also be an excess of, let’s say, a lack of professionalism on the part of many European media”“Checo” Pérez continued, lambasting the media in the Old Continent that constantly publish information about the pilot’s future even without having adequate information.

In recent days there has been talk of Red Bull’s interest thinking about the future with drivers such as the Argentine Franco Colapinto and Liam Lawson, who is part of the Red Bull team although he is in RB, as Max Verstappen’s next teammates. However, “Checo” Pérez knows his place.

“Now I have a contract for two more years. After that it will be difficult to know, but without a doubt not many more, because I have always said it, for my children I want to be there.”commented the man from Guadalajara, leaving in the air the possibility of his retirement once his contract with the Austrian team ends.

“In the end, Formula 1 with 24 races demands one hundred percent of your time. “You have very little free time to be able to live with your family”added the Mexican who hopes to be able to fully enjoy his three children and his wife once he puts an end to his career on the slopes.

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