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Sergio Perez dumps sponsor over Twitter after Trump/Mexico tweet

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Force India driver Sergio Perez has dropped a personal sponsor over Twitter following a tweet posted about Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential race and his home country Mexico.

HawkersMX, a brand of sunglasses, recently signed a deal to sponsor Perez. However the deal turned sour on Wednesday when the company posted a tweet suggesting Mexicans could use their sunglasses to hide their tears when Trump begins construction of a wall between Mexico and the United States.

Perez was unhappy with the comment and said he would dump the sponsor as a result.

“Really bad comment,” he tweeted. “Today I am breaking my relationship with @HawkersMX. I will never let anyone make fun of my country.”

HawkersMX have since apologised: “We have deleted the offensive tweets so as not to offend anyone else. Again, we are sorry for Mexico.”

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