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Formula One F1 – Monaco Grand Prix – Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco – May 29, 2022 Red Bull’s Sergio Perez celebrates with sparkling wine on the podium after winning the race alongside third placed Red Bull’s Max Verstappen REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
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Formula One F1 – Monaco Grand Prix – Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco – May 29, 2022 Red Bull’s Sergio Perez celebrates with sparkling wine on the podium after winning the race alongside third placed Red Bull’s Max Verstappen REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
Sergio Perez won the Monaco Grand Prix! This was Checo’s third win in his career, also making him the most successful Mexican driver in the world. The GP was tense to the very end, with Carlos Sainz, Max Verstappen, and Charles Leclerc right on Perez’s tail. However, the Mexican driver maintained his calm till he saw the chequered flag.
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Monaco is the crown jewel of F1. Arguably, this is one GP that every driver looks forward to winning. The overtakes are almost impossible, and with the cars becoming wider than ever, drivers are more prone to accidents.
The 32-year-old qualified P3 for the GP, after spinning and causing a red flag in Q3. However, the Mexican was quick the entire race weekend and arguably performed even better than teammate Max Verstappen.
Twitter reacts to fun Sergio Perez video
With his sensational win in Monaco, the driver celebrated his win in style. Understandably, a party ensued in the Red Bull camp, after which we saw Sergio’s friends holding and helping him on a yacht, as he seemed to lose balance. Twitter obviously reacted to this fun version of Perez who’s usually calm, collected, and focused.
Lmao checo 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/fXIU7F7Xe8
— Bec 🍂 | Allwithmarc ❤️🩹 | EXAMS (3/6) (@marquezbarca) May 30, 2022
you can take the checo perez out of the party but you can never take the party out of checo perez pic.twitter.com/qtlpi6sRHr
— ana¹¹ CHECO P1 (@rbrcheco) May 30, 2022
In defense of @SChecoPerez I've looked like that few times with nothing to celebrate #ChecoPerez pic.twitter.com/7VzRA8ya80
— BWT AIpine F1 updates (@startonpole) May 31, 2022
Man had a few too many tequilas
— Rollo 📌🧡 (@RolloPollo7) May 30, 2022
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— Diego Ont (@diegoont) May 31, 2022
he's clutching that shoe like it's the only stable thing in his life
— rach ³³ (@maxverstappan) May 30, 2022
he’s beauty! he’s grace! he got drunk after the race! pic.twitter.com/gzddlVZplj
— Charley☀️Checoposting☀️ (@checciardo) May 30, 2022
Fans and the F1 fraternity were extremely happy with the Mexican’s win. With a brilliant strategy, Perez managed to over-cut race leader Leclerc and maintained his lead. He led several laps and did not yield to Sainz‘s pressure of an overtake. Notably, his win comes right after his denied victory in Spain, where he was asked to let Verstappen through.
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Moreover, Checo has become the third contender to possibly win the championship year. Sitting on 110 points and only 15 points behind his Dutch team mate, he is very much in the race to win a title this year. The Mexican sits only 6 points behind Leclerc and might also take over the Monegasque soon.
Notably, Perez was in contention over his Red Bull seat with Pierre Gasly. However, with this win and solid consecutive performances, the Mexican arguably is not going anywhere. So, what are your predictions for him? Will Checo win more races?
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Ranvijay Singh