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F1 veteran Jo Ramirez has high hopes for Perez

Jo Ramirez with Sergio Perez Dec.6 (Reuters) Fifty years after he began his own journey from Mexico to Formula One, following compatriot Ricardo Rodriguez to Europe in 1962, Jo Ramirez is thrilled to think his country could again have a grand prix winner. The 71-year-old mechanic-turned-team manager has more than a passing interest in Sergio Perez's move from Sauber to McLaren as replacement for 2008 champion Lewis Hamilton. Once the warm and friendly face of a team whose image was distinctly grey, the retired Ramirez knows McLaren inside out and was the man who first introduced a callow Perez to his future employers. 'When he first started doing GP2 (in 2009) I said: ‘I have to...
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