Checo Pérez, Daniel Suárez and Roberto González obtained important results in F1, NASCAR and Le Mans, respectively
The Mexican pilots Sergio Pérez, Daniel Suarez y Robert Gonzalez added golden pages to the history of the automobile for their country, as they lived a dream weekend inside the Formula 1, NASCAR And in the 24 hours of Le Mansrespectively.
In the highest category of motorsport, Czech Perezafter winning the Monaco Grand Prix two weeks ago and securing his renewal with Red Bull until 2024, gave a good feeling to face the Baku street circuit, in Azerbaijan, after leading the first free practice on Friday and finishing behind of Charles Leclerc in the second, while he closed the third round again as the best time during Saturday.
During the race on the track in the Azerbaijani capital, Czech Perez settled for second place in the race, behind the Dutchman Max Verstappenhis teammate and current champion of the competition, but this site allowed him to climb to second position in the drivers’ championship, with an advantage of 13 points over the Monegasque Leclerc, his closest pursuer, and 21 below his partner.
In the most important ‘Stock Car’ category in the world, Daniel Suarezin his 195th Cup Series career NASCARbecame the first Mexican to win a race within the series, after winning the Toyota Save Mart 350 in Sonoma, California, aboard the racing car No. 99, a Chevrolet Camaro ZL1.
In addition, the victory for the Mexican meant that he was only the fifth non-American driver to take the checkered flag in an event of NASCAR Series and added his name to the list made up of Juan Pablo Montoya (Colombia), Marcos Ambrose (Australia), Earl Ross (Canada) and legend Michael Andretti (Italy).
For its part, Robert Gonzalezfrom the Jota Sport team, won the LMP 2 Class in the 24 Hours of Le Mansthe most prestigious endurance race in the world and one of the jewels in the triple crown of motorsport, along with the Monaco Grand Prix (F1) and the Indy 500 (Indy Car).
The Mexican driver teamed up with the British Will Stevens and the Portuguese Felix Da Costa to secure victory at the Circuit de la Sarthe, placing fifth in the general classification. It is worth mentioning that his younger brother, Daniel González, won in this same category in 2013. The also Mexican Esteban Gutierrez It was in seventeenth place with the Inter Europol Competition car.
In Indy Car, the most important single-seater racing category in the United States, the driver of the McLaren SP team Patrick O’Ward he abandoned the Road America Grand Prix at Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, with eight laps to go, due to engine trouble.
Despite the stumble, O’Ward, 23, is fourth in the standings with 248 points; Above the Mexican are the American Josef Newgarden (261), the Australian Will Power (266) and the Swedish Marcus Ericsson (293).