{"id":33473,"date":"2020-12-06T06:54:39","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T06:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/sergio-perez\/"},"modified":"2024-07-21T23:17:38","modified_gmt":"2024-07-21T22:17:38","slug":"sergio-perez","status":"publish","type":"driver","link":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/sergio-perez\/","title":{"rendered":"Sergio Perez"},"content":{"rendered":"    \n<section class=\"hero hero--small-image\">\n    \n            \n<section class=\"c-site-breadcrumbs site-breadcrumbs proxima \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <nav class=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/nav>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n    \n    <div class=\"hero__content\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n                            <div class=\"circular-image\">\n                                            <picture>\n            <source 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alt=\"Sergio Perez celebrates winning the 2021 Azerbaijan GP\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Sergio-Perez-celebrates-winning-the-2021-Azerbaijan-GP-800x450.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Sergio-Perez-celebrates-winning-the-2021-Azerbaijan-GP-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Sergio-Perez-celebrates-winning-the-2021-Azerbaijan-GP-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Sergio-Perez-celebrates-winning-the-2021-Azerbaijan-GP-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Sergio-Perez-celebrates-winning-the-2021-Azerbaijan-GP-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 400px) 100vw\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\n        <\/picture>\n                <figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n                                                <p class=\"wp-caption-image-text\">Perez claimed his secind victory at the 2021 Azerbaijan GP<\/p>\n                                                                            <p class=\"wp-caption-description wp-caption-description--below\">\n                        Xavi Bonilla \/ DPPI\n                    <\/p>\n                                    <\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-gallery__item\">\n                                                            <figure class=\"\">\n            <picture>\n            <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-RB-800x450.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-RB-660x371.jpg.webp 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-RB-600x338.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-RB-400x225.jpg.webp 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 400px) 100vw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"450\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Perez RB\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-RB-800x450.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-RB-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-RB-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-RB-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-RB-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 400px) 100vw\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\n        <\/picture>\n        <\/figure>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-gallery__item\">\n                                                            <figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n            <picture>\n            <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-Fi-800x450.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-Fi-660x371.jpg.webp 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-Fi-600x338.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-Fi-400x225.jpg.webp 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 400px) 100vw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"450\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Sergio Perez Force India\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-Fi-800x450.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-Fi-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-Fi-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-Fi-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-Fi-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 400px) 100vw\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\n        <\/picture>\n                <figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n                                                <p class=\"wp-caption-image-text\">Perez became a midfield stalwart with Force India\/Racing Point<\/p>\n                                                                            <p class=\"wp-caption-description wp-caption-description--below\">\n                        Grand Prix Photo\n                    <\/p>\n                                    <\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-gallery__item\">\n                                                            <figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n            <picture>\n            <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-RP-800x450.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-RP-660x371.jpg.webp 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-RP-600x338.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-RP-400x225.jpg.webp 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 400px) 100vw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"450\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Sergio Perez Racing Point 2020\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-RP-800x450.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-RP-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-RP-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-RP-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-RP-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 400px) 100vw\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\n        <\/picture>\n                <figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n                                                <p class=\"wp-caption-image-text\">Perez won for Racing Point in 2020 &#8211; his 7th and final season for the team<\/p>\n                                                                            <p class=\"wp-caption-description wp-caption-description--below\">\n                        Grand Prix Photo\n                    <\/p>\n                                    <\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-gallery__item\">\n                                                            <figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n            <picture>\n            <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-Malaysia-800x450.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-Malaysia-660x371.jpg.webp 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-Malaysia-600x338.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-Malaysia-400x225.jpg.webp 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 400px) 100vw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"450\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Sergio Perez 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-Malaysia-800x450.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-Malaysia-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-Malaysia-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-Malaysia-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-Malaysia-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 400px) 100vw\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\n        <\/picture>\n                <figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n                                                <p class=\"wp-caption-image-text\">Perez announced himself in 2012 by almost winning the Malaysian Grand Prix for Sauber<\/p>\n                                                                            <p class=\"wp-caption-description wp-caption-description--below\">\n                        Grand Prix Photo\n                    <\/p>\n                                    <\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-gallery__item\">\n                                                            <figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n            <picture>\n            <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-podium-800x450.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-podium-660x371.jpg.webp 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-podium-600x338.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-podium-400x225.jpg.webp 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 400px) 100vw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"450\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Sergio Perez podium 2012 Malaysia\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-podium-800x450.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-podium-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-podium-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-podium-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Perez-podium-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 400px) 100vw\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\n        <\/picture>\n                <figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n                                                <p class=\"wp-caption-image-text\">Perez celebrates his debut podium at Malaysia 2012<\/p>\n                                                                            <p class=\"wp-caption-description wp-caption-description--below\">\n                        Grand Prix Photo\n                    <\/p>\n                                    <\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n        \n        <section class=\"c-expanding-content expanding-content expanding-content--expandable content-section content-section--no-padding-top toggle\">\n            <p>A fast and feisty competitor, there\u00a0have been\u00a0moments when Sergio P\u00e9rez appeared to be on the brink of a breakthrough victory \u2013 most notably in the 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix. That led to his big Formula 1 break with McLaren-Mercedes but both team and driver endured a disappointing campaign. However, the Mexican has since rebuilt his reputation with\u00a0Racing Point (Force India)\u00a0and remains one of GP racing\u2019s most consistent performers. His loyalty wasn&#8217;t repaid in 2020 though as the team sought to replace the Mexican with Sebastian Vettel, leaving Perez on the outside looking in, but the best season of his career to date earned him a maiden F1 win and ultimately a seat with Red Bull.<\/p>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Karting and early career<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Checo&#8221; began his karting career when seven years old. He was just 14 when he made his car racing debut in Skip Barber\u2019s Midwestern single-seater series during 2004.\u00a0Already backed by\u00a0TelMex\u00a0(Carlos\u00a0Slim\u2019s\u00a0telecommunications giants) by that stage, he made his European bow with\u00a0Keke\u00a0Rosberg\u2019s Formula BMW team a year later. Second during the opening weekend at Hockenheim, he switched to\u00a0M\u00fccke\u00a0Motorsport\u2019s ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg car for 2006. The youngster scored a couple of third place finishes as he was classified sixth overall.<\/p>\n<p>The 17 year old continued his motor racing education driving a T-Sport\u00a0Dallara\u00a0F304-Mugen in British Formula 3\u2019s National class during 2007. He recovered from a pointless opening weekend to ease to the class title for old machinery with two rounds to spare thanks to his 14 subsequent victories.<\/p>\n\n                            <div class=\"expanding-content__buttons\">\n                                            <a href=\"#\" class=\"button button--outline button--chevron-down expanding-content__more\" data-behaviour=\"toggle\">Read full bio<\/a>\n                        <a href=\"#\" class=\"button button--outline button--chevron-up expanding-content__less\" data-behaviour=\"toggle\">Read Less<\/a>\n                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/section>\n\n                                \n   <\/div>\n\n<section class=\"c-content-article content-article content-section\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"content-article__grid\">\n            <div class=\"content-article__article\">\n                <h2 class=\"title sanomat\">From the archive<\/h2>\n                                    <div\n                        data-behaviour=\"tag-automation\"\n                        data-automation-type=\"related-issue-content\"\n                        data-tags=\"[&quot;Sergio Perez&quot;]\"\n                        data-current-post=\"33473\"><\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"content-article__content user-content\">\n                <p>He graduated to the main Championship class with T-Sport in 2008 and took the points lead by winning during the second weekend at Croft. A double victory in the next round at Monza cemented that place but he was eventually overhauled by a phalanx of Carlin\u00a0Dallara-Mercedes drivers. P\u00e9rez won again at Brands Hatch but had slipped to fourth overall by season end.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>GP2 title contender<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>P\u00e9rez joined Barwa Campos for the 2008\/09 GP2 Asia Series and won sprint races in Bahrain and Qatar on his way to seventh in that off-season championship. A switch to Arden International for the main GP2 Series in 2009 began with questionable qualifying performances that restricted results. However, his best weekend came at Valencia\u2019s harbour side where he qualified a season-best fourth before finishing third and second.<\/p>\n<p>GP2 Asian performances on his return to Barwa Addax (formerly Campos) did not bode well but P\u00e9rez truly delivered during his 2010 GP2 campaign. He qualified on the front row for the first two weekends \u2013 winning Monte Carlo\u2019s feature race to head the standings. Three sprint race wins and victory in the feature at Abu Dhabi followed as P\u00e9rez finished as runner-up behind veteran Pastor Maldonado.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Formula 1 with Sauber \u2013 close to victory<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>With a race winning history in the junior categories so far, and healthy budget from\u00a0TelMex\u00a0and others, P\u00e9rez joined Sauber-Ferrari for the 2011 Formula 1 season. He finished seventh on his debut in Australia thanks to a one-stop strategy and impressive tyre management before both\u00a0Saubers\u00a0were excluded due to a minor rear wing infringement. Forced to miss a couple of races due to concussion sustained in a crash at the chicane while practising for the Monaco GP, he returned to finish a fine seventh in the British GP.<\/p>\n<p>The promise shown during that rookie campaign was confirmed in 2012. Now a member of the Ferrari academy, P\u00e9rez was closing on Fernando Alonso\u2019s leading Ferrari in the rain-effected Malaysian GP only to run wide and lose the chance of victory. Second that day was one of three podium finishes (third in Canada and second at Monza) and he qualified an impressive fourth in Belgium. Unfortunately, hopes of another strong result were lost when a wayward Romain Grosjean crashed into him (and others) at the start.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Disappointment with\u00a0McLaren<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Rather than Ferrari, it was McLaren-Mercedes that offered the still raw P\u00e9rez his major opportunity as Lewis Hamilton\u2019s replacement for the 2013 F1 season. But pre-season optimism soon evaporated as the team struggled to sort its new car. P\u00e9rez and team-mate Jenson Button clashed during the Bahrain GP (prompting Button to tell the team to &#8220;calm him down&#8221;) disputing fifth rather than the race wins P\u00e9rez had hoped for. He finished fifth in India but it was not enough to retain his drive for 2014.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Rebuilding his reputation with Force India<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>P\u00e9rez moved to Force India for the 2014 World Championship when paired with the highly rated Nico\u00a0H\u00fclkenberg. Third in Bahrain was a welcome return to form and P\u00e9rez challenged Nico Rosberg for the lead in Canada. However, he crashed heavily with Felipe Massa as they disputed third position on the final lap \u2013 a high speed collision that drew fierce criticism from the Brazilian.\u00a0H\u00fclkenberg\u00a0and P\u00e9rez finished ninth and tenth overall as the team claimed sixth in the constructors\u2019 points.<\/p>\n<p>Force India retained the same line-up for 2015 and P\u00e9rez showed improving form during the campaign, especially when the &#8220;B&#8221; spec car was introduced in Austria. He qualified fourth in Belgium and Abu Dhabi to equal his best F1 grid position thus far during an impressive second half to the season. Briefly alongside leader Hamilton on the opening lap at Spa-Francorchamps, third in Russia was the highlight as P\u00e9rez shaded\u00a0H\u00fclkenberg\u00a0in the points to finish ninth overall.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"c-content-product content-product content-section\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"content-product__grid\">\n            <div class=\"content-product__product\">\n                                    <div\n                        data-behaviour=\"tag-automation\" data-automation-type=\"related-product\"\n                        data-tags=\"[&quot;Sergio Perez&quot;]\" data-current-post=\"33473\">\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"content-product__content user-content\">\n                <p>Both team and driver continued\u00a0to harry better funded rivals during\u00a02016. P\u00e9rez finished every race of the season and was third in both Monaco and at Baku. He qualified for that latter race in second position but earned a five-place grid penalty for changing his gearbox. He scored 16 points finishes during a notably consistent campaign and came a career-best seventh in the final championship, helping Force India to fourth in the constructors\u2019 standings.<\/p>\n<p>P\u00e9rez was joined by Esteban\u00a0Ocon\u00a0for 2017 with their Force India VJM10-Mercedes\u2019\u00a0now sporting the shocking pink colours of BWT. They proved an evenly matched pairing and contact during the Azerbaijan, Hungary and Belgium\u00a0lost points,\u00a0heightened\u00a0tensions between the two and led to the imposition of\u00a0team orders. P\u00e9rez narrowly outscored his precocious young team-mate to retain seventh in the World Championship.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Racing Point team leader\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>They remained closely matched during 2018 although\u00a0Ocon\u00a0held sway in qualifying. P\u00e9rez inherited a surprise third position when faster rivals clashed in Baku and scored points on 12 occasions to clinch\u00a0eighth in the standings.\u00a0Normally once of the best racers in the field,\u00a0he crashed into\u00a0Ocon\u00a0on the opening lap\u00a0of a ragged performance\u00a0in Singapore\u00a0as the team-mates came too close once more.<\/p>\n<p>P\u00e9rez\u00a0and manager Julian\u00a0Jakobi\u2019s\u00a0petition\u00a0due to\u00a0unpaid sums\u00a0led to\u00a0the team\u00a0being\u00a0placed in administration before the 2018 Hungarian GP. It was taken over by a consortium led by Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll,\u00a0and rebranded as Racing Point from the start of the 2019 season. Inevitably, Stroll\u2019s son \u2013 20-year-old Williams refugee Lance Stroll\u00a0\u2013 was named as his team-mate for the coming season.<\/p>\n<p>The Racing Point RP19-Mercedes\u00a0was not as good as its Force India predecessors but\u00a0P\u00e9rez\u00a0dominated Stroll in qualifying and starred on\u00a0raceday. Sixth on the streets of Baku, he one of those to threaten a podium finish only to crash in the rain at Hockenheim. Sixth at Spa-Francorchamps\u00a0and a fine seventh in Mexico, he snatched seventh on the last lap in Abu Dhabi to clinch tenth in the standings.<\/p>\n<p>2020 though was Perez&#8217;s most difficult season since his McLaren campaign. As son of the owner, Lance Stroll was always unlikely to make way for Sebastian Vettel, and the decision to replace Perez with the four-time champion left the Mexican unsure about his future for the majority of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Under that pressure, he starred throughout and finished fourth in the drivers&#8217; championship \u2014 despite missing two races with Covid. He secured his first race win in Bahrain, having been last of the runners at the end of lap one. A typically assured drive through the field, aided by multiple safety cars and Mercedes pitstop errors, brought Perez to the front of the pack by the chequered flag.<\/p>\n<p>It took until after the season had officially ended but Perez eventually secured a Red Bull seat for 2021, having outperformed the out-going Alexander Albon throughout.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Red Bull partnership with Max Verstappen<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Albon was the second Verstappen team-mate to leave Red Bull demoralised and needing to rebuild \u2014 following Pierre Gasly before him. The big question before the 2021 season was whether Perez could avoid the same fate. He initially trailed the Dutchman, saying that he needed five races to get to grips with the Red Bull. In his sixth grand prix, at Azerbaijan, Perez took his second F1 win, after Verstappen crashed out of the lead with a tyre failure. He finished the season fourth in the drivers&#8217; championship but played a critical role in the final race of the season as team-mate Verstappen claimed a maiden championship.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Perez continued to blossom in the early stages of the 2022 season, taking a debut pole position in Saudi Arabia and a race win in Monaco. But whilst his teammate flourished as Red Bull gained momentum, Perez struggled to keep pace, only managing to best Verstappen four times over the course of the season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Dutchman would go on to secure his second world title, leaving Perez to battle against Charles Leclerc to second place in the drivers\u2019 standings. Key performances in the United States and Mexico gave Perez the advantage entering Sao Paulo, but after his teammate failed to let him pass during the closing stages of the race, he ultimately dropped to third in the standings by the time the chequered flag fell in Abu Dhabi.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"content-section content-section--no-padding-bottom database-table-collapsible toggle open\" id=\"championship-seasons\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"js-react\" data-behaviour=\"driver-seasons-table\" data-driver-id=\"\"><\/div>            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"content-section content-section--no-padding database-table-collapsible toggle open\" id=\"non-championship-races\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        \n<header class=\"content-header content-header--alt\">\n\n    <h2 class=\"content-header__small-title sanomat u-bold \">\n                Non 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