It was a fiesta in Mexico City as Formula 1 returned to Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. In what was a repeat of last year’s podium finishes, Red Bull driver Max Verstappen won his record-breaking 14th win of the season. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton finished in second place and home favorite Sergio Perez came home third.
Even though the race was not as promising as fans must have thought, there was plenty to cheer for. In one such instance, one of the Red Bull drivers met popular American Tik Toker with over 12M followers.
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It was not the ideal weekend for Sergio Perez. Despite finishing 3rd in the race, Perez would have loved to climb the top spot at home in front of his home crowd. The Mexican has previously shared his lifelong dream of winning the Mexican GP. However, before the race, Perez met with the famous American Tik Toker, Daniel Mac.
The American sensation has amassed over 12M followers on TikTok. Mac met Perez in the Red Bull garage and asked his trademark question, “What do you do for a living” in Spanish. However, his Spanish game was not as elegant as his video recording skills.
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Perez was seemingly confused with the question. However, Mac explained how he only learned Spanish for a year in school. Perez then replied, “I’m the Mexican minister of defense”.
Sergio Perez is currently second in the driver’s standings. He leads Charles Leclerc by 5 points and will be looking to seal the second spot and claim a Red Bull 1-2.
F1 Twitter reacts to Max Verstappen calling his Red Bull teammate a lookalike of Tom Cruise
The events before the Mexican GP took an interesting turn in the Red Bull camp. Reigning world champion Max Verstappen complimented Sergio Perez and gave a bold opinion about the Mexican superstar. Verstappen called Perez “better looking” than Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise.
F1 fans on Twitter reacted to Verstappen’s comments and shared their opinions. Moreover, fans also labeled Sergio Perez as the ‘Mexican Tom Cruise’.
Is it just me, or is Sergio Perez the Mexican Tom Cruise? #ChecoPerez #CHECO #F1 #MexicanGP #MexicoGP
— 🧚♀️Stinkerbell🧚♀️ (@Stinkerbell_818) October 30, 2022
#askcrofty Sergio Perez looking a bit like Tom Cruise?#MexicoGP60 🤔😎
— Paddington Ewart (@mik61scot) October 30, 2022
@TomCruise hiya Tom you would be a very good Sergio Perez in an F1 film, have you ever considered this? You two could be twins lol. Xx
— Carolyn (@cazzat0ne) October 30, 2022
someone told me that sergio perez looks like tom cruise and now i can’t unsee it
— maya (@mayaaymann) October 23, 2022
Additionally, fans could not believe Verstappen’s statement on Checo.
“I think he’s better looking” Max thinks Checo’s better looking than Tom Cruise. My scream LMAO. pic.twitter.com/8TpjFpqtmO
— valeria.✧・゚ (@checolover111) October 27, 2022
MAX REALLY SAID CHECO IS BETTER LOOKING THAN TOM CRUISE
— andy¹¹ 🇸🇬🏆 (@checoswrld) October 26, 2022
I'm still not over the fact that my mum and some ppl find that Checo look like Tom Cruise af 🧍🏻♀️
— Dua 🇧🇪 | MAX 2× WDC 🧡 (@girlslikesF1) October 27, 2022
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MAX SAID CHECO IS BETTER LOOKING THAN TOM CRUISE. THE SCREAM I LET OUT.
— 🦋🇲🇽⁷ (@watdahay) October 26, 2022
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Sergio Perez will certainly hope to add to his 2 wins this season. Furthermore, he will also look to end the season on a strong foot and challenge Verstappen for the title next year.