‘What Race F1’ – Juan Martin del Potro’s Unending Support for Sergio Perez Ends in Vain as Max Verstappen Ends up Winning the Spanish GP

Today, there were many sporting events happening in the world simultaneously. In the tennis world, today was the start of the only clay-court Grand Slam, the French Open. At the same time, the main race of the Spanish Grand Prix took place in Barcelona. Meanwhile, former Argentine tennis player Juan Martin del Potro probably had more interest in the F1 race than the French Open. Earlier, he posted about it on his social media, as he was really into the race. 

Juan Martin del Potro closely watches the F1 race 

The hype was definitely real for the sixth Formula One race of the season in Barcelona, as many players had their eyes on the race. 2009 US Open winner Juan Martin del Potro was also one of them, as it seemed like he was observing the whole match with attention. Earlier, he made a tweet about an incident from the match where he praised the standard of the race. 

“What race #F1. I hope that @SChecoPerez does not give up the position to @Max33Verstappen and that they fight for P1,” del Potro tweeted. 

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Notably, the Argentine tennis player was probably referring to the incident when Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc had to retire from the race on lap 27 due to a power issue. That incident opened the gate for the Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, who was just behind Leclerc in the driver’s championship. Meanwhile, another Red Bull driver, Sergio Perez, took the lead on lap 31 after passing George Russell. Later, Perez pitted, which gave the lead to Verstappen, and he won the race in the end. 

Del Potro may find the ending of the race a bit disappointing as the two Red Bull drivers didn’t race for the no.1 spot, which he wished for earlier. 

Roger Federer had a fun day out in the Spanish GP yesterday

Yesterday, the Mercedes camp received a surprise visit from the 20-time Grand Slam champion, Roger Federer. Both Federer and Mercedes’ social media accounts posted a few pictures. 

We saw a few pictures where the Swiss Maestro was wearing a few headsets. Also, he posed with the star drivers of Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton, and George Russell. In the caption, Roger wrote, “I had a need for speed .”

Meanwhile, Federer is still recovering from his knee surgery and will probably miss this year’s Wimbledon, as well. 

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