The family of “Checo” Pérez suffered an attempted robbery in Guadalajara

A bodyguard foiled the crime, but was seriously injured. The security element was hit by a bullet. The Red Bull driver is currently contesting the Monaco Grand Prix

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In Guadalajara, the relatives of “Checo” Pérez were victims of a attempted theft of a vehicle . The attempted crime resulted in a bodyguard seriously injured . All this fact occurred hours before the Mexican jumped to the Pole Position with Red Bull .

It seems that there was an assault on the usual bodyguards (the guards) of Checo Pérez who wanted to steal the car. No one from the pilot’s family was implicated. The escorts, or at least one of them, is being treated for gunshot wounds. Best wishes to him https://t.co/OCLSBylTng

– Rubber Chips ™ (@ ChipsF1) May 22, 2021

The information was released by the Racing medium 365. The portal described that the security staff member prevented the assault from taking place . However, in the middle of the action, the bodyguard suffered a bullet impact .

According to the media’s reports, the victim’s state of health is currently unknown. However, the family of the Mexican pilot was completely unharmed by the attempted robbery .

# Find out | An escort from the family of the pilot Sergio “Checo” Pérez was wounded by a gunshot when they tried to take away a recent model truck in the thief neighborhood of Guevara, in Guadalajara. https://t.co/qwaHqGC9B4

– EL OCCIDENTAL (@ELOCCIDENTAL) May 22, 2021

Theft from F1 pilots

In this discipline there have been constant cases of robbery of the pilots’ relatives. Criminals take advantage of their absence to carry out their plans. Something similar happened with Pierre Gasly , pilot of Alpha Taur i, in the year 2020 . The Frenchman was the victim of a robbery at his home , while he was contesting the Spanish Grand Prix.

Pierre # Gasly is robbed at his home in Normandy – https://t.co/DVNyHROK 27 # F1 pic.twitter.com/aRyOftUQeA

– SoyMotor .com (@SoyMotor) August 17, 2020

“ There are people who are worthless, disrespectful and despicable. Someone broke into my house in Normandy and stole BRM watches that had my name on it, Tag Heuer, jewelry, clothing, glasses, racing helmets ”, said the pilot after the assault.

Bad classification of “Checo” Pérez

The Mexican driver did not have a good classification in the Pole Position . After qualifying for the third qualifying round, the Mexican rider finished with the ninth fastest time . The record of “Czech” was 1: 11. 573 . His partner Max Verstappen finished second . The honors were taken Ferrari with the best time of Charles Leclerc .