Sergio Perez

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Sergio Perez is a Mexican Formula One racing driver who races for Red Bull Racing. He is known for breaking the record of the most number of starts before winning a race. He won his first race after completing 190 races.Sergio Perez was born in a family with a racing background as his father, Antonio Prez Garibay, was a former racer and now (as of 2021) represents other racers as their manager. Sergio was the third child in the family. Antonio Garibay after becoming the national champion in 1987.Antonio was such a huge racing enthusiast that he asked the doctor to move up the scheduled delivery date of his third child as it coincided with the 1990s 24 hours of Daytona. Antonio had a race scheduled for that day and he was leaving with the driver for the race, but he didnt want to miss his childs birth and he wanted to be there with his wife to support her so he convinced the doctor to do the delivery by cesarean, putting his wifes life at risk.Sergios father was popularly known as Tono in the industry, and he urged both his sons to pursue go-kart racing from a very young age. In 1996, Sergio started his racing journey with go-kart racing at the age of six. His father would tell everyone that Sergio was the best rookie go-kart racer.In 1997, Sergio Perez decided to participate in the karting Youth Class event. He was the youngest driver at the event, and he earned a win, five podium finishes, and finished fourth overall in the championship. Sergio Perez (left) with his brother Antonio Perez.Sergio continued his career in go-kart racing and slowly moved upwards towards bigger classes of racing. Eventually, Perez moved to the Shifter 125 cc class in racing and finished as the national runner-up. He also competed in the global Shifter 80 cc race and finished in the eleventh position.At the age of 14, Sergio fell prey to internal politics, and he was held back from racing at the CART Grand Prix race at Hermanos Rodriguez racetrack in Mexico. This was the time when the Mexican billionaire businessman Carlos Slim Domit, came forward, along with the Mexican telecommunications company Telmex, to offer him a one-time deal. Slim offered his support and asked Perez to never compete in Mexico again, and after some discussion, Perez accepted the offer. Sergio Perez with Carlos Slim Domit.Perez moved to the US to compete in the Skip Barber National Championship in 2004. The event was held in the United States, and with the sponsorship of Telmex, Perez managed to finish eleventh in the championship.His success at the Skip Barber Championship helped him earn a spot at Germanys Formula BMW circuit. At the age of 15, Sergio moved to Germany for the race without a return ticket for home. During an interview, Slim talked about Sergios dedication and hard work and said,- If anything has set Checo apart from other drivers who have tried to make it to F1, its his attitude. Not just his talent. That attitude that he himself has adopted is real, Never Give Up. He has never given up and has always performed well. Always. Nobody has given him anything. Sergio Perez at the BMW racing championship in Germany.In 2008, Sergio was promoted to the GP2 feeder series, where he raced for the Campos Grand Prix team in the 2008-09 GP2 Asia Series. He teamed up with the Russian driver Vitaly Petrov and became the first Mexican driver to compete at the Formula 1 seeder series since Giovanni Aloi, who participated in the International Formula 3000 in 1990. Sergio Perez after winning an F2 race for Campos Grand Prix team.