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Whitmarsh wants Perez to 'toughen up' in future
Signs that McLaren might be losing patience with its new driver signing Sergio Perez emerged in the wake of a disappointing Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai on Sunday. Perez narrowly failed to get into the points in China and finished in 11th place - only one spot ahead of his starting grid position - and now his team principal Martin Whitmarsh has said that it's time for the 23-year-old Mexican to start showing his teeth out on the track. "Sergio has been very polite so far this year, I think he needs to toughen up," Whitmarsh told UK newspaper The Guardian as the team packed up ahead of a tight turnaround between the China and Bahrain race weekends. "He's been generous in...
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