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Perez says Trump tweet "not funny at all" after Hawkers split

Sergio Perez says he felt he could not continue working with sunglasses brand Hawkers after what he labelled as an offensive tweet about Mexico. The Force India driver announced on Twitter today that he was splitting with Hawkers after the brand's tweet following Donald Trump's victory in the American presidential election. "Mexicans, put on these sunglasses so your eyes don't swell when you are building the wall tomorrow," the tweet, which was later deleted, read. Perez had just started his relationship with the brand, but confirmed his team was working on an agreement to split with it. "I decided to split with them. I think it was a very unfortunate comment about my...
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