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Sergio Perez skips Mexico GP fan forum due to illness
Cadillac driver Sergio Perez is unwell ahead of his home race in Mexico City.
He will miss a fan forum on Friday so he can rest, the team said.
Cadillac says his race-weekend participation is not affected, including the two Friday practice sessions.
Perez’s team-mate Valtteri Bottas also missed Thursday’s media day because of illness.
Bottas is expected to take part in Friday’s second practice, while test driver Colton Herta is due to drive his car in the opening session.
If Perez is not fit for that session, Bottas could drive his car instead, with reserve driver Zhou Guanyu also available.
The team has options if either driver is unavailable, but Perez is still expected to race at his home Grand Prix.
Sergio Perez skipped a fan forum ahead of the Mexico Grand Prix because he was ill.
Cadillac said he was expected to take part in Friday’s practice sessions after being given more time to rest.
The forum was part of Perez’s home Grand Prix weekend in Mexico City.
Teammate Valtteri Bottas and Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli had also missed media duties on Thursday because of illness.
Perez was due to make his 300th Grand Prix start this weekend.
- Who
- Sergio Perez, a Cadillac driver.
- What
- He skipped the Mexico Grand Prix fan forum because he was ill.
- When
- Friday, October 30, 2026, ahead of the opening practice session.
- Where
- The Mexico Grand Prix in Mexico City.
- Why
- Cadillac said Perez was ill and needed additional time to rest and recover.
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Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Antonelli missed media duties because of illness.
Perez missed the fan forum after Cadillac said he was ill.
Cadillac said Perez’s participation in the remainder of the race weekend, including FP1 and FP2, was not affected.
- Driver
- Sergio Perez
- Team
- Cadillac
- Event
- Mexico Grand Prix
- Reason for missing forum
- Illness
- Scheduled practice
- FP1 and FP2 on Friday
- Milestone
- 300th Grand Prix start due this weekend
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What people are saying
Checo Perez will unfortunately be unable to attend today’s fan forum at his home grand prix due to illness
For me, the toughest bit is that you can't really go home in between to be back with the family. That, for me, is nowadays something that I do not really enjoy about triple-headers.