Sergio Perez returned to the Racing Point RP20 on Friday after two weeks on the sidelines. The Mexican contracted the corona virus between the Hungarian and British Grand Prix. He visited his sick mother in Mexico, after which he may also take a trip in Europe. The latter rumors, however, the Racing Point driver dismisses as ‘bullshit’.
“It’s a big lie and I find all those rumors very unprofessional. I have followed all the regulations,” Perez said during the press conference.
However, Racing Point now thinks it has found out where the driver contracted the virus, team boss Otmar Szafnauer tells Sky Sports. “Sergio took all the precautions he could take. He flew private planes, stayed with his parents, he didn’t go out for dinner.”
“When he got back to Europe, he also hired a private chef, so he didn’t have to go to restaurants. We think he got the virus from the chef he hired,” the boss concluded. Mexican.
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