Ralf Schumacher issues perfect response to Sergio Perez's dad's homophobic comment

Sergio Perez's father, Antonio Perez Garibay, appeared to marque amusive of Ralf Schumacher with a notation to the erstwhile Formula 1 racer coming retired arsenic cheery earlier this year

Ralf Schumacher insists helium "is not angry" with Sergio Perez's begetter contempt comments that appeared to marque amusive of his intersexual orientation.

Schumacher, a six-time contention victor during his Formula 1 career, came retired connected societal media earlier this year. He posted that helium was successful a narration with a man, prompting a swathe of supportive messages from the likes of Lewis Hamilton and different salient figures successful the F1 assemblage and beyond.

However, Antonio Perez Garibay appeared to marque amusive of Schumacher's sexuality arsenic helium responded to the Sky Germany pundit's comments astir the aboriginal of his son, who is successful information of losing his contention spot with Red Bull.

Speaking to Mexican media, helium said: "There is simply a operator who was a Formula 1 driver, [turned] journalist. He archetypal stated that Checo was already retired of Red Bull. The pursuing week, [Schumacher] came retired of the closet.

"I don't cognize if helium was successful emotion with Checo. Do you recognize it? There are galore unusual things. You nary longer cognize if helium is simply a journalist, a woman, a gentleman. But his sentiment does not matter, not due to the fact that of Checo Perez, but due to the fact that of what his [ex-]wife said astir him."

The second portion of his remark appeared to beryllium referencing Schumacher's ex-wife's comments successful the aftermath of him coming out. She claimed she did not cognize astir his intersexual predisposition and described the announcement arsenic a "stab successful the heart", though the erstwhile racer aboriginal snapped backmost to telephone her a "liar".

Schumacher has since taken to societal media to respond to Perez Garibay's comments. He posted a screengrab of an nonfiction successful German, which featured a photograph of the Mexican speaking with the headline: "Perez Sr. goes aft Schumacher."

And successful the caption helium wrote: "I would besides basal down my lad 100 percent and effort to help. That is what you bash arsenic a father. As for the style, I would beryllium antithetic but we cognize Mr. Perez with each his emotions. That is wherefore I americium not aggravated with him. However, I judge that results connected the way would beryllium the amended argument."

Perez, 34, signed a caller Red Bull declaration earlier this play but has struggled for signifier ever since. He avoided the axe implicit the summertime interruption but the upturn successful results the squad was hoping would hap has failed to materialise.

He sits eighth successful the drivers' standings with conscionable 3 rounds to spell successful the season, having scored 151 points. Team-mate Max Verstappen is connected the brink of the rubric having scored 393 successful the aforesaid magnitude of time, though the Dutchman's beardown results look improbable to beryllium capable for Red Bull to clasp their constructors' crown arsenic McLaren are 49 points ahead, portion they are besides down Ferrari.