Sergio Perez: stronger in 2024

F1: Beyond The Grid

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🗓️ 28 February 2024

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Sergio Perez secured a career-best P2 in the Drivers’ World Championship in 2023. But in one of the most dominant Formula 1 cars in history, Checo spent much of the year stuck in the shadow of his unstoppable teammate Max Verstappen.

Despite one of Sergio’s most mentally challenging seasons, in which he faced serious questions about his future at Red Bull Racing, the Mexican is in fighting spirits for 2024.

Chatting to Tom Clarkson in the first episode of F1 Beyond The Grid’s new series, Perez talks about where it all went wrong last year, why it’s so difficult to beat Max, how he switched off during the off-season, what he’s changing in his approach for the new campaign, and much more.

Plus, hear how Checo Jr could be following in Sergio’s footsteps - and which F1 driver he’d want to be stuck in a lift with!

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Check out F1 Nation’s 2024 season preview with Tom Clarkson, Damon Hill, Natalie Pinkham and Pedro de la Rosa.

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0:00.0	It's the start of a new Formula One season and another chance for all 20 drivers to prove themselves.
0:10.0	Perhaps the one with the most to prove is last year's runner-up.
0:15.0	It was difficult, you know, because having such a dominant teammate that is winning all the time,
0:21.0	but you are not able to extract the maximum out of the car.
0:24.0	It's not an easy situation but I think is when you have to be just mentally strong
0:28.0	focus on yourself and make sure that you give your best and be able to deliver when you can.
0:35.0	In his long F1 career,
0:37.0	2023 was Sergio Perez's best championship finish.
0:41.0	But after a strong start, he ended up a distant second.
0:44.6	Checko's worked hard over the winter to block out all the noise, to understand what
0:49.3	happened and to set his sights higher for 2024.
0:54.0	A year where I perform at my best within myself, you know that I really make a step as a driver
1:00.0	in all races throughout the year, that will be a good year for me just making sure that I keep
1:06.3	progressing that I keep getting better year by year and that will obviously be translated
1:12.3	to the results. Hello and welcome and welcome to F1 Beyond the Grid with me Tom Clarkson back for a new year.
1:27.0	And welcome back if you're a regular listener to the podcast and welcome if this is your rookie season with us, the place where the stars of the world's fastest
1:36.1	sport slow down and open up.
1:39.5	You have to love Sergio Perez.
1:41.3	He's had such an incredible Formula One career. He's raced from the very back of the grid to the very front.
1:47.0	He's won races, he's helped Red Bull win world championships, he's continually improved.
1:53.0	But as Max Vistappan's teammates,
1:55.0	he's got possibly the toughest job in Formula One.
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