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With a chance of victory, Sergio Perez has allowed himself to dream of becoming the first Mexican driver to win his home race – but knows it is going to be far from easy.
In a car which has won 15 of the 19 races so far this season, Perez has taken two wins compared to a record-equalling 13 for Max Verstappen in the sister car, but his hopes are high that he will be able to thrill his home crowd at the weekend., with Verstappen not likely to feel charitable and ‘gift’ victory to his team-mate if he is in the lead.
Perez started the week by completing a demo run with Red Bull in the streets of his hometown, Guadalajara, in front of a reported 140,000-strong crowd – which was an understandably emotional moment for the home hero. “It was super,” Perez said of his show run at the pre-race press conference. “A special moment for me, to be able to drive your own car, in your own streets at home. [It] was a super, super day and we did it before, before I started in F1.Very proud to be part of this team!
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