WATCH: Max Verstappen recreates iconic Sergio Perez broadcast message in Abu Dhabi 2021

The friendship between Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez appears to be heating up ahead of the Mexican Grand Prix. In a funny little video circulating on the internet, Max Verstappen repeats what he said to his teammates after helping him immensely to win his first world title. The crowd roared when they heard Max speak.

Sergio Perez is revered in his native Mexico. The next game will be in Mexico City and there will no doubt be a wave of supporters to cheer him on. Get ready to witness Red Bull colors across Mexico this coming weekend.

Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez’s new romance

Max Verstappen if not because Sergio PerezIn the controversial race in Abu Dhabi, Lewis Hamilton had a dream start and led the race. Verstappen didn’t have the best start, but his teammates did.

Perez quickly overtook the seven-time world champion and supported him until Verstappen continued to lag behind. Once he gets close enough, he gives his teammates the much-needed airflow to fight his own battle on it.

A grateful Verstappen sent a “Oh, Checo is a legend” on team radio. His racing engineer responded, “Absolute animal.“To this day, Max is grateful to his teammates. Can be seen on a recent YouTube video Uploaded by Telcel, two Red Bull teammates are playing a game, with one wearing thick headphones over his ear and having to guess what the other is saying.

Max knew exactly what to say to make this moment special. He says, “Checo is a legend.” When Checo guessed right, with a big smile on his face, the crowd cheered wildly, louder.

The Red Bull camp was ecstatic after winning the constructors’ championship at the United States Grand Prix last weekend. For them, the last double-winning season was in 2013.

The moment fans demanded a kiss from Perez and Verstappen

During the same meet-and-greet event, the host asked Max Cheko what celebrity he looked like, and he answered Tom Cruise. But the moment that got fans to make rather hysterical demands was when Verstappen said, “Actually, I think he [Sergio Perez] better looking. “

Fans cheered and chanted louder “Kiss!” “Kiss!” (Spanish for “kiss” or “pecking”).

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With three races to go, Perez is third in the drivers’ standings.He is behind Ferrari Charles Leclerc 2 points ahead and looking to finish 2nd behind his teammates. A win in Mexico would be the best way to repay all the support he has received from the home fans.