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Perez shows startling naïvety for F1 veteran – Up/down in Mexico
The Perez F1 party was left well and truly deflated after just one lap of the 2023 Mexico City GP
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Perez shows startling naïvety for F1 veteran – Up/down in Mexico
The Perez F1 party was left well and truly deflated after just one lap of the 2023 Mexico City GP
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Home race desperation ended Perez’s Mexican GP, as Ricciardo starred
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