By MARK LORENZANA It was a one-two punch for Mercedes at the São Paulo Grand Prix on Sunday, Nov. 13, the penultimate race of the ongoing 2022 Formula 1 (F1) World Championship, as Mercedes drivers George Russell and Lewis Hamilton took first and second place, respectively, while Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jr. took the last podium spot at third. After the
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By MARK LORENZANA Mexican Formula 1 (F1) driver Sergio “Checo” Pérez took a podium finish in his home turf on Sunday, Oct. 30, finishing third at the 2022 Mexico City Grand Prix at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez — a day after qualifying fourth on the grid. Perhaps it was déjà vu for Pérez, as well as the two other drivers
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By MARK LORENZANA Mexican Formula 1 (F1) racer Sergio “Checo” Pérez took first place in a rain-soaked Singaporean Grand Prix, even after receiving a five-second penalty after the race. F1 race stewards launched an investigation hours later for an alleged safety-car violation by Pérez. Checo led most of the way the entire race, which was not only delayed and marred
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By MARK LORENZANA After being denied the win in Spain due to Red Bull Racing’s team orders, Mexican Formula 1 (F1) driver Sergio “Checo” Pérez scored his first victory of the season on Sunday, May 29, in a rain-marred Monaco Grand Prix — the first ever Mexican to do so. Starting the race in third spot after suffering a huge
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By KELIN DILLON Mexican Formula 1 (F1) driver Sergio “Checo” Pérez took first place for his team, Red Bull Racing, at the Azerbaijan Baku Grand Prix on the morning of Sunday, June 6, marking his first win with the team since joining the Austria-based team at the beginning of the season. His teammate, Max Verstappen, led the race for the
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By KELIN DILLON The 2021 Formula 1 season kicked off with the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday, March 28, with a win from eight-time world champion Lewis Hamilton after an exciting battle with Max Verstappen for the top of the podium. During Saturday’s qualifiers, the pole position of the race was snagged by Verstappen of Red Bull, vitally preventing a
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