The spotlight is firmly on Red Bull's Sergio Perez for the 2021 Formula 1 season. No one on the grid has experienced as many ups and downs as the Mexican over the last 12 months, from being the first driver to catch Covid-19 to losing his race seat, to winning his first race to landing a last-minute dream move to Red Bull. Checo speaks about all of the above and much more, as well as giving us some fascinating insight into his new working relationships with Max Verstappen, Christian Horner, Adrian Newey and Helmut Marko… Key Topics: 0:00 – Welcome to Beyond The Grid 2021 0:45 – Introducing our first guest for the new season, Sergio ‘Checo’ Perez 3:54 – Checo on what’s different about driving a Red Bull 6:36 – Working with ‘pure racers’ Adrian Newey and Christian Horner 9:38 – ‘Winning is everything’: discovering the Red Bull mentality 14:28 – ‘He’s actually quite a funny character’: getting to know Red Bull’s motorsport chief, Helmut Marko 17:56 – Memories of driving for Christian Horner’s team in GP2 22:06 – Checo’s memories of contracting Covid-19 while fighting for his F1 future 24:59 – How ‘painful’ it was to sit on the side-lines while recovering 27:29 – The late season negotiation which got Checo into Red Bull 29:40 – What did Checo’s Sakhir GP win and Red Bull drive mean to his family? 33:54 – Checo’s first up-close impressions of Max Verstappen 39:24 – Expectations for the 2021 season, Checo’s collection of watches and a bet with Christian Horner? For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com/ Follow F1®: http://www.instagram.com/F1 https://www.facebook.com/Formula1/ http://www.twitter.com/F1 https://www.twitch.tv/formula1 https://www.tiktok.com/@f1 #F1