Sergio Perez shuts down the streets of Madrid

Formula One star Sergio ‘Checo’ Perez lit up the streets of the Spanish capital for a Red Bull Showrun at the weekend.

At the wheel of both the RB7 and RB8 (two of Sebastian Vettel’s championship winning cars), Checo took the city by storm, as the iconic sound of the V8 engine reverberated around several of Madrid’s historic landmarks.

In his third showrun for Oracle Red Bull Racing, the Mexican pulled out the donuts in front of the famous Cibeles Fountain, as more than 85,000 fans watched on in a celebration of Red Bull motorsport.

Madrid is the fifth city in which the team and Checo have hooked up to run the streets in a Red Bull Showrun.

In 2021 he burnt rubber in the streets of Mexico City and, fresh from winning the Constructors’ title last season with the Team, Checo stopped traffic in his hometown of Guadalajara. He’s also taken to the tarmac of Oracle Red Bull Racing’s home city, Milton Keynes and Dallas, Texas.

“It was amazing to see the crowd here today and how passionate the people of Madrid are about Oracle Red Bull Racing and Formula One,” said Checo.

“People are super happy to see us, we are the only team who can make events like this possible, only Red Bull can shut down the busiest streets of Spain’s capital city on a Saturday night!

“This was such a fun evening and now I am looking forward to being back behind the wheel of the RB19 to get my season back on track, I want to get back to winning and score as many points as possible before the summer break, we have some important races coming up.”