08/10/2010
NEWS STORY
2010 GP2 series runner-up Sergio Perez, who earlier this week signed for Sauber for the 2011 F1 season, has joined the Ferrari Driver Academy.
The twenty year old from Guadalajara in Mexico began his single-seater career in the United States, racing in the National Skip Barber Championship. In 2005, he made the trip to Europe, competing in the German Formula BMW series for two years, before upholding the colours of the Mexican team in the A1 GP championship in 2007. That same year, he embarked on a campaign in the British Formula 3 series, winning four races in that category in 2008, finishing fourth overall in the championship.
At the end of 2008, he made the move to GP2. He has four wins to his name in this category, the most prestigious coming in the feature race in Monaco. He currently lies second in the championship, with just one round remaining in Abu Dhabi to close the season.
The Ferrari Driver Academy was launched last year and already has six drivers on its books.