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F1 can bring happiness to an entire nation, says Natalie
NATALIE PINKHAM
PHOTOGRAPHY:
TOM BARNES
One benefit of the traffic in Mexico City is I get the opportunity to take in the sprawling metropolis on my way to the track each day. It’s a visual feast, but one image dominates every street corner – Sergio Pérez. If the Mexicans have something to sell, they tend to stick his face on it.
He’s not the only F1 homegrown hero who’s deified. Max Verstappen singlehandedly brought the Dutch GP back on to the calendar after a 36 year hiatus and Franco Colapinto’s rise has reignited Argentina’s love of the sport, giving them someone to shout about for the first time in over two decades.