From Netflix's snub to the Slim's snuggle: the documentaries that tell the legacy of Checo Pérez

Checo Pérez walks on his Red Bull after winning the Singapore Grand Prix. Clive Rose (Getty Images,)

In the times of

, it seems almost an obligation for each athlete to have their own documentary or, as new preferences demand, a documentary series or even a movie.

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Pérez, the Mexican idol, could not miss.

If something unleashed the euphoria for Formula 1, it was the

series (2019), which tells ABC to understand the world of motors and its reckless drivers who run at more than 250 kilometers per hour.

The Netflix series has built a narrative that the most expert and the F1 staff itself has generated a rejection.

From the exaggeration of the sounds on the track, the artificial conflicts between drivers and even the ridicule of some of them.

The annoyances have been varied, such as that of the current two-time Formula 1 champion, Max Verstappen, who opposed participating in the last two seasons because, according to him, he is not a person who likes dramatic shows.

"I just want to see facts and real things," he said in 2021. Another pilot who did not agree with the series was Checo Pérez.

The snubs between

and Pérez occurred in the first season.

By that year he was racing at Racing Point (now Aston Martin).

The series portrayed the Mexican as a

translated as a driver who achieved a place in Formula 1 thanks, and only thanks, to money, unlike his then partner, Esteban Ocon, who was shown as the "poor" driver. that he was going to lose his spot because team owner Lawrence Stroll would give it to his son, Lance.

The narrative did not go down well in the circle of the Mexican pilot.

In the 2020 season, the series dedicated an episode to the Mexican, where they were more benevolent, and recognized the feat of winning his first race in a decade in Formula 1. That opened the door for him to get to Red Bull and it seemed that Pérez would be one of the central characters.

The Mexican allowed the Netflix production to record him at all times during the Mexico City Grand Prix last year.

This newspaper was able to confirm it.

However, the producers did not use the material in the last season.

“I did a lot for them.

This year I'm not going to do as much.

So if I can escape from them, I will, "said the athlete a few months ago.

Checo Pérez, during a press conference in 2012, when he belonged to the Sauber team. Clasos (LatinContent via Getty Images)

After the disagreement with Netflix, Pérez received new offers to make a documentary series.

The first came from home with Grupo Carso, the business conglomerate of the Slim family, which has supported him since he was a teenager with the aspiration of making a living from motorsports.

The documentary

, released on October 16, reviews the Mexican's career from his origins in karts to his hard road to get an opportunity on the European circuits.

The interviews with Carlos Slim Domit, for example, reveal Pérez's construction as an elite pilot in the documentary that can be seen on the Clarovideo platform.

Never Give Up

has the problem of not showing the images of the feats or actions on the track, as

does .

Despite that, he has family videos where you can see Pérez as a child who competed in karts and the time he was banned from running and his little car was taken off the track.

In addition, the documentary comes out in defense of the Mexican in the face of criticism about his support of the Slim family.

"The pilot has to earn his place, each and every one of the places we have occupied, have been due to the efforts of the pilots, and the people around them," says Jimmy Morales, director of Escudería Telmex.

Disney, through ESPN and the Star+ platform, will premiere a mini documentary series entitled

which is focused on four races of the current 2022 campaign: Singapore, Japan, USA and Mexico.

The release date will be until November 4.

According to the company, it is sought in record time to tell the intimacy of the Mexican driver in what was his fourth victory in Formula 1 on the tracks of Singapore, his second place in Suzuka, his mass bath in Austin and what may happen this weekend at the Mexico City Grand Prix.

The marketing team of Formula 1 itself and Red Bull, who work just as fast as their mechanics, have dedicated small documentaries to the Mexican, such as his rise to Formula 1, the euphoria that was unleashed during the 2021 Mexican Grand Prix , his triumph in Monaco or even one of Pérez's deepest wishes: to be a lawyer.

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