Sergio Perez would be a happy man having signed a two-year contract extension with Red Bull and also being the star of a new docu-series by Disney. But things may not always be as they seem. Fans have suspicions that things are too good to be true with the Mexican driver.
Red Bull has been infamous for its harsh evaluation of their drivers. While all signs pointed towards Perez staying with the team, a two-year extension seems too much of a reward in what has hardly been a redeeming performance this season. Just hours after the news of his extension broke, Disney+ announced “Sergio Perez: Don’t Give Up Cabr*n!”
Para los amantes de la F1, llega una nueva docuserie sobre el piloto mexicano más grande de todos los tiempos: #ChecoPérez, ¡No te rindas, cabr#n! ️
Muy pronto en #DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/xK6vv0CSM1
— Disney+ Latinoamérica (@disneyplusla) June 5, 2024
Teasing a release soon, no other information has been provided about the project. Perez has hopped onto the bandwagon of F1 drivers having documentaries being made about them. Although nothing unusual, fans suspect Perez’s Disney deal and other sponsorships sweetened the deal with Red Bull.
Theories hatch around the Sergio Perez deal
Perez’s popularity cannot be discounted. With an entire nation of passionate fans backing him, Disney isn’t the only big name on Perez’s roster. However, fans were quick to reduce Perez’s impressive extension to something which has little to do with talent.
explains why he was kept by redbull; horrible driver, good at marketing
— A (@Aarcyn) June 5, 2024
Even his sponsorship ties contributed to this conversation.
Perez has a sponsorship lineup like this, we will be seeing him somewhere in F1 until 2030 at least pic.twitter.com/U2VopGO0XK
— Sebber ⏰ (@sebastianbaughh) June 4, 2024
Some fans identified it as a pattern with the team itself.
there’s a reason, money.
all of their performances have been mid but the big difference is the type of pr and sponsons danny ric and perez have, like they have big ass names like disney, hugo, telmex, gopro, beats, kitkat and a lot more https://t.co/EdLzY1OaGl— danna (@kiwishaze) June 5, 2024
While talent attracts sponsorships and they add as a big bonus to teams while signing drivers, Sergio Perez has established himself as a strong driver on the grid.
Not everyone has been able to survive besides Max Verstappen, and Checo has proved it is possible to go the distance and beyond. With two more years guaranteed, Perez can finally relax and give it his all.
