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Perez: My time at McLaren damaged my reputation

Mexican Sergio Perez, a former Ferrari academy driver who is now at Force India after a disappointing 2013 season with McLaren, told reporters ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix weekend that he had been very close to joining Ferrari in 2014. 'For 2013 I had to stay at Sauber for one more year and then I would be going to Ferrari. But then the opportunity with McLaren came,' he said in the wake of the Maranello outfit confirming veteran Kimi Raikkonen for another year with the team. 'It turned out it [McLaren] wasn't the right team and obviously in hindsight it damaged quite a bit my reputation,' added the Mexican. 'But I believe with my results in the past year and this year, if I can have...
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