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 Club América is already one of the most popular — and most decorated — soccer clubs in the history of the Liga MX, but the Mexico City-based team added another feather to its cap: It just notched its ninth consecutive win, 2-1, on Saturday, Sept. 10, against home team Club Necaxa at the Victoria Stadium in the
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By MARK LORENZANA Let’s all give Mexican Formula 1 (F1) driver Sergio “Checo” Pérez a break. And by “break,” I don’t just mean the current F1 summer break that’s driving (pun definitely intended) all those die-hard motorsports fans crazy right now. A short digression, for those who are not F1 die-hards: What exactly is the F1 summer break? It’s the
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By MARK LORENZANA Inoue Knocks out Donaire in Round 2 Japanese superstar Naoya Inoue knocked out future hall-of-famer Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire in their rematch on Tuesday, June 7 (Japan Standard Time), at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan. What was expected to be a competitive rematch of their 2019 fight that Inoue won via unanimous decision — which
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexican racecar driver Sergio “Checo” Pérez finished third place in the Turkish Grand Prix Formula 1 competition on Sunday, Oct. 10. At the Turkish Grand Prix, Checo Pérez scored more points than in any other Formula 1 season. In 2020, Pérez finished fourth in the Drivers’ World Championship, opening the door for him to
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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 Mexican Formula 1 driver Sergio “Checo” Pérez of Red Bull Racing took the fastest lap during the free practice of the Monaco Grand Prix on Thursday, May 20, with a time of 1:12.487. The Guadalajara native, who used soft tires on the city track, beat Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz and his own teammate Max Verstappen by .119
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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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