Perez sees no problem for Verstappen: 'Mexican fans like Max'

Ahead of the Mexican Grand Prix, there has been a lot of talk about Mexican Formula 1 fans' attitude towards Max Verstappen, who would not receive a warm welcome. After Sergio Perez previously called on his fans to show respect to his teammate, he is now going a step further.

Perez arrives in Mexico City as the big hero of the F1 weekend. His Red Bull Racing teammate could count on a less warm welcome, but according to the Mexican, nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, he claims that his fans in general have no problem with the Dutchman.

"The Mexican fans really, really like Max and he's won a lot of times in Mexico and they've always been very supportive of him, of the team, but the media always create, tries to create this sort of rivalry. And I don't think it's it's correct because the Mexican fans are very passionate and they just, they just wanna support all the drivers and have a good time, you know, I think this is the best Grand Prix of the season in terms of atmosphere," Perez told Viaplay.