The organiser of the Mexico Metropolis Grand Prix is assured that the occasion will proceed even when Sergio Perez is now not on the grid.
In a lot the identical method that it was the recognition of Max Verstappen that noticed F1 return to Zandvoort, Sergio Perez was largely answerable for the re-emergence of the game in Mexico.
Whereas Perez has a contract with Purple Bull for 2025, this can be very uncertain that he will likely be retained and it simply so occurs that the contract with the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez additionally runs out subsequent 12 months.
Nonetheless, occasion president Alejandro Soberon insists that the driving force’s future can have no bearing on whether or not the circuit continues to host a spherical of the world championship.
“We’re pretty optimistic that we will have a race for a lot of, a few years,” he stated, in accordance with ESPN.
Requested if Perez’ absence may impression the occasion, he replied: “I might say I am not that certain that he’s approaching the top of his profession, he is an ideal driver having a tough season. Many causes could possibly be behind that and it is not for me to speak about that.
“What I can let you know is the Mexican crowd, the fandom, could be very robust for F1 basically. Clearly Checo is a good enhancement for this.
“Mexico has been very near the center of F1,” he added. “We now have a a lot better present on monitor at this time to what we had 5 years in the past. I feel competitors and high quality of the spectacle on the monitor goes to be sufficient to maintain the curiosity of the group, so we, as a promoter of the race, we’re very excited attempting to determine a method to lengthen out contract no matter Checo.”
Certainly, Soberon believes that having a ‘native hero’ is just not key to the success of an occasion.
“There’s only a few races who’ve a neighborhood driver,” he stated. “This 12 months we have now loved basically in F1 offered out crowds in every single place and that is a mirrored image of the competitors and the standard of the present.
“All people, after all, would like to have a neighborhood driver, however the first 12 months we did the race right here 50% of the followers had been in a purple T-shirt, so Ferrari has a beautiful following right here.
“I go away you with some small arithmetics. We now have no extra capability. We might have drawn 600,000, if we had limitless capability we might have one other 200,000 right here, however we can not put them.
“That is why it offered out so quick in a single 12 months upfront. Most likely with out Checo perhaps a drop of 20%, 25%, naturally, nevertheless it nonetheless could be a sell-out.”
