Perez explains retaliation to F1 retirement speculation
Sergio Perez has explained his now-infamous use of a clip from The
Wolf of Wall Street to disavow the rumour he would announce his
retirement from F1 at the Mexico City Grand Prix. After being
granted a reprieve by Red Bull over the summer, the Mexican driver
faced – and continues to encounter – intense speculation over his
future with the Milton Keynes-based team, and in F1 more generally.
Having been mired by poor and inconsistent form for much of the
2024 F1 season, his position with the reigning constructors’
champions looks increasingly untenable, a reality not helped by the
likelihood that Perez’s lack of performance will ultimately cost
his team the title this year. When Daniel Ricciardo was jettisoned
out of RB following the Singapore Grand Prix, it triggered a fresh
front of reports that Perez would jump before being pushed and
announce his retirement from F1 at his upcoming home grand prix.
However, the 34-year-old had other ideas, posting to social media a
clip from the film The Wolf of Wall Street in which Leonardo
DiCaprio, playing Jordan Belfort, passionately declares he is “not
leaving” his company. The post went viral, and when asked to
explain his thinking behind the reaction, Perez underlined why he
felt the need to publicly respond. “Well, I just felt like it’s
been every year for the last two years or so that someone creates
this rumour,” the six-time grand prix winner told media, including
RacingNews365 . “Then everyone picks it up, and then all my fans –
I was very conscious that there was a lot of people coming to
support me at the Mexico City Grand Prix, and they probably might
have been expecting something that is not true.” As expected, F1’s
annual trip to the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez came and went
without any such retirement confirmation from the Red Bull driver.
However, despite the lack of clarity on his F1 future, it was a
torrid weekend for Perez, in which he endured a cacophony of
misfortunate and mistakes, underscoring the root of the very rumour
he sought to rebut. “I felt the need to just say, ‘Look…’,” he
added. “It’s just not correct to spread rumours like this without
knowing the facts.” 1840404121490264412 Sorry 😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
pic.twitter.com/rPIHpYDVGH — Sergio Pérez (@SChecoPerez) September
29, 2024
Wolf of Wall Street to disavow the rumour he would announce his
retirement from F1 at the Mexico City Grand Prix. After being
granted a reprieve by Red Bull over the summer, the Mexican driver
faced – and continues to encounter – intense speculation over his
future with the Milton Keynes-based team, and in F1 more generally.
Having been mired by poor and inconsistent form for much of the
2024 F1 season, his position with the reigning constructors’
champions looks increasingly untenable, a reality not helped by the
likelihood that Perez’s lack of performance will ultimately cost
his team the title this year. When Daniel Ricciardo was jettisoned
out of RB following the Singapore Grand Prix, it triggered a fresh
front of reports that Perez would jump before being pushed and
announce his retirement from F1 at his upcoming home grand prix.
However, the 34-year-old had other ideas, posting to social media a
clip from the film The Wolf of Wall Street in which Leonardo
DiCaprio, playing Jordan Belfort, passionately declares he is “not
leaving” his company. The post went viral, and when asked to
explain his thinking behind the reaction, Perez underlined why he
felt the need to publicly respond. “Well, I just felt like it’s
been every year for the last two years or so that someone creates
this rumour,” the six-time grand prix winner told media, including
RacingNews365 . “Then everyone picks it up, and then all my fans –
I was very conscious that there was a lot of people coming to
support me at the Mexico City Grand Prix, and they probably might
have been expecting something that is not true.” As expected, F1’s
annual trip to the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez came and went
without any such retirement confirmation from the Red Bull driver.
However, despite the lack of clarity on his F1 future, it was a
torrid weekend for Perez, in which he endured a cacophony of
misfortunate and mistakes, underscoring the root of the very rumour
he sought to rebut. “I felt the need to just say, ‘Look…’,” he
added. “It’s just not correct to spread rumours like this without
knowing the facts.” 1840404121490264412 Sorry 😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
pic.twitter.com/rPIHpYDVGH — Sergio Pérez (@SChecoPerez) September
29, 2024
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