Sergio Perez: I am focusing on the here and now

For several months now, Sauber’s Sergio Perez has been linked to a possible move to Ferrari for 2013. With Felipe Massa’s seat at the Italian outfit looking increasingly unsafe after an uncompetitive start to the season in comparison to the Mexican, the rumor of Perez moving to Ferrari is a popular topic within the F1 paddock.

However, Sergio Perez is uninterested with those rumors as the 22-year-old continues to blossom with Sauber. Already in 2012 the young Mexican has stepped onto the podium on two occasions, and is undeniably a star of the future of Formula 1. Like so many drivers his age, Sergio Perez has graduated through the likes of British Formula 3 and the GP2 Series.

“Well, I am focusing on the here and now.” Explained Sergio Perez, “We are in the midfield, we have a competitive car and we can put things together. My guess is that we can be very competitive here if we have a weekend without issues.”

Sauber have enjoyed a relatively competitive 2012 season so far, as the team came agonizingly close to victory at the Malaysian Grand Prix. Sergio Perez once again showed his maturity with a scintillating drive from 15th on the grid to finish 3rd at the Canadian Grand Prix.

Unfortunately for both Sauber and Perez, the Mexican driver failed to finish last time out at Silverstone due to a collision with former GP2 rival Pastor Maldonado. Perez was understandably furious with the outcome of the race, openly voicing his disgust at Maldonado’s driving. However, the Mexican is striving to redeem himself this weekend on a track which he won on in GP2 back in 2010.

As there is no Swiss Grand Prix, this weekend’s German Grand Prix is basically a home race for the Sauber outfit. With this the case, both Sergio Perez and his team-mate Kamui Kobayashi will be out to achieve a competitive result around the 2.842 mile Hockenheimring.

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