Mexican Red Bull driver in litigation against parastatal over early termination of his contract
Pérez “Czech” continues with the request to Comprehensive MGI assistance, a company related to Mexican oil (PEMEX), for $ 2.8 million, this due termination of contract, since sponsoring the current pilot Red bull before the end of his term, according to a newspaper report Reform.
From 2019, Pérez “Czech” quarrel before Comprehensive MGI assistance for early termination of the contract and ensured that he acted in bad faith the contract protecting the sponsorship PEMEX, agreed on October 9, 2018 and which will be in force throughout 2019.
However, due to the change of administration with the new six-year term, the Mexican parastatal claimed to have “other spending priorities”, which is why he ceased to be one of the sponsors of the Mexican driver in Guadalajara when he presented his car. for the campaign. 2019, when he was still with Racing Point.
Pérez “Czech” He finished 2019 in tenth place in the drivers’ championship with 52 points and last year he finished fourth with 125 points, just behind seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes, his teammate Valtteri Bottas and new teammate Max Verstappen of the Red Bull.
While, Pérez “Czech” requested a precautionary measure in which the accounts of mCi for the amount owed to him, which is equivalent to approximately 58 million pesos, however, the Ninth Civil Court rejected the motion.
Conformable Reform, Judge Rodolfo Sánchez Zepeda handed down a judgment on October 9, in which he partially acquitted and partially convicted mCi. Although the sentence was not published by the court, it has already been challenged by both parties, so the trial will take several months.
Actually, Pérez “Czech” is preparing for the start of the 2021 Formula 1 season with the Austrian team Red Bull Racing, with which he signed a one-year contract.