Perez sent message to Mexican GP crowd after they booed Hamilton

Sergio Perez: The Red Bull star pleaded with fans not to boo Lewis Hamilton (Image: Sky Sports F1)Red Bull star Sergio Perez leapt to the defence of Lewis Hamilton after the Mercedes star was subjected to boos from the crowd at the Mexican Grand Prix. Hamilton admitted he had been left with mixed emotions after being constantly jeered by fans at the circuit and when it occurred during the drivers’ post-race celebrations, Perez made a point of urging supporters to stop.Hamilton came home in second place behind Max Verstappen, who claimed a record 14th win this season, with Perez taking the final podium place in front of his proud family. But the large contingent of Red Bull fans did not take kindly to Hamilton finishing ahead of their home favourite and made their feelings known with boos audible during his post-race interview.Mexican driver Perez was then spotted wagging his finger in their direction, appearing to gesture to the fans to cease their booing of Hamilton, as he stepped up to the microphone. And, despite being targeted by large sections of the stadium stand, the seven-time world champion insisted he had “so much love” for the Mexico City crowd and the race itself.’This has been an amazing crowd, definitely a bit awkward this time around with boos all day,’ Hamilton said.READ MORE: Verstappen reacts after breaking new record with Mexican GP win Mexican GP podium: Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez celebrate (Image: Anadolu Images)’But, nevertheless I have so much love for Mexico and for the people here. What a great race and an event they’ve put on this weekend.’I was so close in that first stint but I think the Red Bull was clearly too fast today and ultimately, maybe they had the better tyre strategy.’Perez and Hamilton were within close proximity for the majority of the race after Mercedes’ gamble to go on a one-stop strategy on the hard tyre backfired, with the Red Bull able to make the medium tyre last nearly 50 laps with no clear drop-off in pace.LATEST F1 NEWSVerstappen outdoes Hamilton in Mexico as Ricciardo sends out reminderVerstappen and Red Bull’s boycott of Sky Sports F1 explainedVerstappen shares two reasons Lewis Hamilton fans boo him Lewis Hamilton: The Mercedes star held off the challenge of Sergio Perez to finish P2 (Image: Getty Images)