It doesn’t look like another 2023 for Sergio Chico Perez, which he started with a second-place finish at the Bahrain Grand Prix although still a little short of the times of current champion and team-mate, Max Verstappen. The Dutchman is known to have made a huge impact with his wins at Red Bull Racing.
In the Netherlands, there is nothing more to say than a teammate’s impressive performance MexicanThis is reflected in the sales achieved by the team and Formula 1 within that country. But based on good returns, Chico Perez He has achieved in his territory a growth in the consumption of this sport that has only increased the coffers of the organizers by a great deal.
From 2018 onwards, Formula 1 announces that it has seen a 1085% increase in consumption of the product within Mexico, all based on the performance of its driver. But just in 2022, another statistic that does nothing but point out the pride people have for a Red Bull Racing rider also comes out, the percentage being 101%.
These figures were revealed by Fanatics, which has been the official retail partner for Formula One merchandise on Grand Prix weekends for the past five years. The United States leads the land with the most money harvested and the most produce sold, the United Kingdom coming in second and Australia third.
to delight Chico Perez, Its native Mexico is the one that has made the biggest jump in terms of the benefits it generates, with its sales increasing by 305% if 2021 is compared to 2022. With this second place he got Mexican At the Bahrain Grand Prix, it is expected that by the time the great circus gets to CDMX, the numbers will give better impressions than they already did.
He sees a champion as a candidate
Chico Perez It’s an example for Latinos, because although Mexico caused talk with its brilliant party at the Grand Prix held there last year, the pilot has the support of almost all of America except the United States, where the favorites are spread out even further. And this wonderful season, which began in Bahrain, made the world champion consider him one of the favorites to fight Max Verstappen in the title struggle.
He really has the potential to do very well. He knows the team well, he knows the engineers, he knows the car. Now he is part of the entire team structure. It could be a very good year for the Mexican. We could see a surprise with Checo Perez this year, in my opinion,” revealed Emerson Fittipaldi, who took F1 titles in 1972 and 1974.