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Perez thought about quitting racing "a lot" during "crazy" early years
New Red Bull driver Sergio Perez has revealed he considered quitting motorsport on numerous occasions throughout his junior career. Perez, who has joined Red Bull for the coming season from Racing Point - now Aston Martin - nearly did not make it to Formula 1 at all. Article continues under video After moving to Germany in 2005 at the age of 15 to race in Formula BMW, Perez naturally encountered many difficulties in moving to another country on his own and without knowing the language. "There were a lot of points where I thought about quitting," said Perez, on the Talking Bull podcast. "I came to Formula BMW in Germany and they were racing two races with Formula 1 so I...
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