Day 20 of November, a new name was heard in the world of Formula 1: young Mexican pilot Antonio Perez of only 16 years, who runs in the “Glass Avon de Fórmula Ford Zetec” proved a Lotus 91 that sometimes was handled by Elio de Angelis.

Perez, the hope of Mexico

Supported who it were nothing else and nothing less than Mexican the Hector Alonso Rebaque, ex--pilot of F1, Jo Ramirez, who worked like Coordinator of Logistic of the equipment McLaren F1, Adrián Fernandez, pilot of series CART, the Irish Martin Donnelly, ex--pilot of F1 and proprietor of the equipment Donnelly Racing with which Perez competes, and David Hunt, owner of the Lotus mark of F1.

Perez with its Ford Formula

No of them hoped that the test in the deprived circuit of Lotus Cars was a great event, nevertheless, “Toñito” Perez did not defraud them: The event was carried out under adverse climatologic conditions since at dawn a persistent rain fell. Clive Chapman, proprietor of the car and escudería Lotus Classic Cars F1, spoke with Antonio Perez about the possibility of cancelling the test, since it continued raining. Perez explained to them that in spite of everything she wanted to drive the car. Finally they decided that it would give 5 returns from recognition to the track to prove the power of the car. Antonio lead with a remarkable value and certainty.

The Lotus that lead Antonio

Chapman, surprised by the control of the Mexican on the car, by its handling and refinement when taking the trajectories, extended to 15 returns plus the test, to finish with a total from 20 returns to the track of 3 miles in length walking to fantastic times. Donnelly would say remarkably moved by the result of his pupilo some praises for Perez: “Very contented and I am satisfied by the value with Antonio Perez when accepting of carrying out the rain test. He is a pilot of challenges and it will arrive far. Doubtless that has demonstrated much today”.

Perez leads the park the F. Ford

After the fantastic test, the Mexican Antonio Perez Mendoza not only made reality its dream drive a car F1, and it is outlined like good candidate to arrive at the maximum category in the future and it even has been talking with Adrián Fernandez to support all to him that needs so that it arrives at F1 in 2005.
Will be Perez the following longed for one of the Rodriguez? , He will be able to arrive at F1? , if not… One will go away like his predecessors Michel Jourdain, Adrián Fernandez and Mario Domínguez? … What it wants it can do. According to the experts talent it does not need…