Perez was “unlucky” to be first F1 driver to have COVID-19
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Sergio Perez says he was “just unlucky” to be the first Formula 1 driver to contract COVID-19 as he defended his decision to return to Mexico between the Hungarian and British Grands Prix.Check out the F1 YouTube channel – CLICK HEREThe Racing Point driver missed the past two races at Silverstone after contracting coronavirus last month when he travelled home to visit his injured mother after she had an accident.He was replaced by Nico Hulkenberg but is returning to action at this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona after testing negative for COVID-19.Speaking ahead of his return to action, Perez stressed he was not to blame as he defended his decision to travel to Mexico, which is one of the world’s current coronavirus hotspots.“I’ve put everything out in a video,” Perez said. “Where I went, any place I visited, anything I did after Hungary.“Everything was done with extreme precautions, with very extreme lines. I was well aware what was going on. I think I was just unlucky.“I haven’t done anything different to the rest of the paddock. So I was just the unlucky one to get it. That’s one thing. I am not willing to take any blame for that because anyone can get it, I was just the unlucky one.”Perez insisted his approach will not change in Barcelona this weekend and he will continue to be “conservative” and take precautions within his own social bubble.“To be honest, before that, we were already so conservative and took so many precautions that nothing really changes, whether you are positive or negative,” he explained. “The procedures are very, very similar.“So the amount of precautions that we take have been already in place. There’s nothing really more or to do differently than what I’ve done and what we are doing already.”
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