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A stalwart of the Formula 1 grid, Sergio ‘Checo’ Perez has bucked the trend of most drivers before him by achieving his greatest successes in the series more than a decade on from his debut.
While a prized seat at McLaren failed to live up to expectations in 2013, his ensuing move to Force India the following year marked the start of an eight-year relationship that yielded seven podiums and – finally – a maiden victory in his penultimate outing, paving the way for his move to Red Bull Racing in 2021.Perez’s sophomore season in Red Bull Racing colours coincided with F1’s shift to a new era of technical regulations and the team’s full takeover of Honda’s engine building programme.
Despite the rigid technical freeze between 2020 and 2021, the Red Bull RB16B proved enough of a step forward for the team to emerge as the first genuine threat to Mercedes’ dominance in F1 since 2014. The performance kick-started his momentum for the remainder of the year, Perez doing his bit for Verstappen’s title campaign when it mattered, which in turn earned him respect from the Dutchman.2020 - BWT Racing Point F1 TeamTo say Perez’s 2020 F1 season was one of very mixed emotions would be an understatement.
Though his progress was interrupted by being sidelined for two races with COVID, Perez’s form gathered momentum deep into the year, beginning with a trio of consecutive top five finishes at Mugello, Sochi and the Nurburgring. It left Perez in prime position to capitalise on a double pit-stop blunder by Mercedes that eliminated Valtteri Bottas and George Russell from the lead fight. That handed Perez the lead coming into the closing stages,It also marked the first win for Racing Point/Force India and a first podium-topping success for any iteration of the Silverstone-based team since Giancarlo Fisichella’s victory in the 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix when it competed as Jordan Grand Prix.
However, an uncharacteristic slump in form thereafter saw Perez fail to crack the top ten in any one of the next eight rounds – his longest scoreless run in F1. By then, Force India’s woes had become dire and with creditors – which included Perez seeking unpaid wages – mounting behind the scenes, Force India plunged into administration mid-way through the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Scoring in all but three of the 20 grands prix, Perez notched up five top six results along the way, once more ending the season seventh overall. Spurring his season on with a landmark first trip to the podium in Monaco, Perez repeated the result just two races later in Azerbaijan but was left to rue what could have been having shown pace to rival Mercedes in practice before then putting the Force India on the front row in qualifying.
Scoring in eight of the final 11 races, the highlight of the year came in the Russian Grand Prix when Perez took advantage of a last lap tangle between Kimi Raikkonen and Valtteri Bottas ahead to snatch third for his fifth career F1 podium. While unable to match that performance elsewhere, regular points finishes saw Perez crack the overall top ten again come the end of the season.With his results at Sauber lifting his reputation in the F1 paddock, Perez was a popular approach in the driver market ahead of the 2013 F1 season, the Mexican eventually agreeing on a deal to replace Lewis Hamilton at McLaren-Mercedes.
After scoring in the Australian Grand Prix opener, Perez stole the show next time out at a soggy Sepang after a savvy decision to pit at the end of lap one for wets in worsening conditions saw him leapfrog towards the front of the field when rivals ahead pitted later.
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