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Perez recalls ‘massive hit’ of McLaren axe

 XPB Images Sergio Perez remembers that his exit from McLaren after only one season felt like “a massive hit”, but the Mexican says he is also grateful for the “great learning experience” he had at Woking. After impressing during a couple of formative years at Sauber, Perez, also a member of Ferrari’s young driver academy at that time, was signed by McLaren in order to replace Lewis Hamilton who was on his way to Mercedes. “My contact with McLaren started at Valencia in 2012,” recalls Perez for the official McLaren website. “I think there was an email from Martin Whitmarsh to Jo Ramirez asking for my details, and he forwarded it, and that’s how it all started....
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