Sergio Perez was living the dream on Sunday after becoming the first Mexican Formula One driver to stand on the podium at his home race.
The 31-year-old Red Bull driver, who was looking for a job only a year ago, also wrote history as the first Mexican to lead at home before finishing third in a race won by team mate Max Verstappen.
"Being on the podium at your home Grand Prix is something very special. Obviously I wanted more, I wanted to win the race and obviously to finish one-two for the team would have been amazing, you know. A year ago he was talking about taking a sabbatical after being told by Racing Point, now Aston Martin, that his seat was going to four-times world champion Sebastian Vettel and running out of alternatives.
The Mexican had never previously finished higher than seventh at home but he had also never had a car capable of winning.
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