Checo: His Season So Far

With 21 races completed and one final drama to unfold, we caught up with Checo to discuss his first season with Red Bull Racing Honda, his relationship with Max and his job in Abu Dhabi.

You

have

back

the

end

2006

see

the

last

time

Red

Bull

Racing

hired

driver

from

outside

the

ranks

the

Red

Bull

family.

Coming

for

2021,

Red

Bull

Racing

Honda

was

very

different

environment

for

Sergio

Pérez

step

into,

compared

the

one

that

greeted

Mark

Webber

back

the

day.

That

was

team

attempting

find

its

way

out

F1’s

midfield;

Checo

joined

the

team

the

week

won

the

final

race

the

2020

season

–

though

himself

had

taken

maiden

victory

the

week

for

Racing

Point.

Being dropped into a competitive team was always going to be tough, but the maelstrom of the 2021 season presented the proverbial baptism of fire, but Checo has fitted in very comfortably, formed a solid partnership with Max Verstappen and given the team an easy option to resign the Mexican for 2022. With the end of the season in sight, but also a great deal to be decided, we caught up with him before the final race of the year. This is what he had to say.

Checo and Max Celebrating The Race Weekend

Checo Enjoying The Celebrations In Mexico

Fans Celebrating Checo During Race Weekend