Lining up alongside Max Verstappen at Red Bull, the Mexican driver feels he has the chance to challenge at the front of F1
Few narratives in Formula One this season possess such dramatic potential as that of Sergio Pérez, the driver for whom destiny awaits. He has spent 10 years building to the moment he pushes the loud pedal on the grid at the opening Grand Prix in Bahrain on Sunday. This is the greatest chance of his career, a lifetime of hope and ambition distilled into one shot to make his mark at the top of F1.
An undoubted talent seemingly left behind by the big teams, Pérez, now 31, has the opportunity of a lifetime in driving for Red Bull this year. His very future in F1 was in doubt last season but Pérez instead contemplates a chance for redemption that he is determined to seize.
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