The two sat in the driver's rest room discussing track details, and halfway through, Perez came in and silently stood aside to listen.
Trulli didn't "drive him away" despite them being competitors.
To be honest, he could very much understand Perez's mentality of wanting to seize every opportunity, as Trulli himself was once like that.
Especially comparing his own background from Italy, Perez coming from a developing country like Mexico in America makes it even harder, just like a young man from a small town arriving in a big city, striving to establish himself.
Even if the methods used in the process aren't always so honorable.
There is a similar example in later years, that is Ocon, who is called "Shoes" by many.
The reputation of Ocon in the paddock is very bad, he is even regarded as one of the most unpopular drivers.
But many don't understand why he drives so aggressively, competes so extremely, and exhibits such ungentlemanly behaviors.
