Perez denies losing focus after McLaren news
Sergio Perez, Sauber
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Sergio Perez on Thursday rejected suggestions his form has taken a nosedive because he has already turned his attention to 2013.
From the cockpit of his Sauber last year and in 2012, the 22-year-old Mexican convinced F1 grandee McLaren that he is good enough to replace Lewis Hamilton next season.
But since the news was announced, Perez's form has apparently collapsed: despite his earlier podiums, in Suzuka he crashed, in Korea he finished out of the points and last weekend in India he retired after a run-in with a Toro Rosso -- a move said to have particularly displeased his boss Monisha Kaltenborn.
McLaren's Martin Whitmarsh, however, has defended his new signing, albeit admitting Perez is "raw" and adding: "If he hasn't something to learn at 22 then there's something wrong."
I am fully focused.
"I am fully focused," he insisted. "What has happened is just a coincidence.
"I just want to give my best, but it's normal people start to make up stories I'm not doing very well following the McLaren deal."
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