Sergio “Checo” Perez finished in 11th place at the inaugural
United States Grand Prix in Austin,
Texas .
However, he was clearly number one in the hearts of the many fans who turned
out to cheer him on.
The automotive blog Jalopnik summed
it up this way: “You hear a lot of Mexican fans talking about Perez the way
that Brazilians used to talk about Ayrton Senna. Mexico has been going through some
rough times economically and socially over the last decade, but a lot of
Mexicans are tired of their country only being in the news for cartel-related
violence. The Mexican tourism industry has fought hard against that
image.”
Among the fans who travelled to watch Checo compete was
Miguel Candia, a 52-year-old engineer from Guadalajara , Jalisco. When asked by the Austin
American-Statesman if Checo gave Mexico hope, Candida said “Of
course. But so do the Mexicans who won the mathematics Olympics, the champions
of the robotics competition and the winners of many cultural competitions out
there. There are many brilliant Mexicans who make us proud, but today Checo is
our ambassador.”
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