How many teams has Sergio Perez driven for? Know all about the Mexican driver’s F1 career
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Sergio Perez
Sergio Perez, the Mexican maestro, was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco on 26 January 1990. The 32 year old started his journey at the tender age of 6. In 2005, he took part in the Formula BMW ADAC series where he drove for Team Rosberg. He was able to finish a disappointing 15th in that season. But that was a learning curve for him as he improved significantly to finish 6th the next year. Everyone around him knew that a star was in the making when he won the national championship. After this, he took the plunge in 2010 when he competed in the GP2 series and ended up finishing runner up to Pastor Maldonado and ahead of Jules Bianchi.
There was no looking back for Sergio “Checo” Perez as he looked ready to take the jump to Formula 1. This expedition started in the year 2011.
Sergio Perez’s previous teams
Sauber (2011-12)
Sergio Perez big break came in 2010 when he got a call up from Sauber to drive alongside Kamui Kobayashi. The Mexican was off to flyer in his Formula 1 as he finished 7th but was later disqualified for a technical infringement. Overall, he finished sixteenth with 14 points on the board. He scored crucial points for the team but the next season was his breakout season as he finished 10th on the leaderboard with two podiums under his belt.
Mclaren(2013)
Sergio Perez had caught everyone’s eye with his performances and excellent tyre management skills in his rookie year. This helped him secure a call from one of the big boys, McLaren. But it didn’t go as well as it was expected to go. The car was in no way competitive for him to make an impact and consequently left for Force India next season to partner with Nico Hulkenberg.
Force India (2014-18)
Force India was Sergio’s chance to prove the critics wrong and that’s what he did with his excellent performance in his first year scoring 59 points. He continued to be involved in a healthy rivalry with team mate Nico Hulkenberg till 2017 when Nico was replaced by Esteban Ocon. In 2018, he did something astonishing as he was the only non Mercedes- Ferrari- Red Bull driver to grace the podium finishing 3rd at Baku. During the season, Force India went into administration and Sergio Perez was dropped for Canadian Billionaire Lawrence Stroll’s son, Lance Stroll.
Racing Point 2019-20
The 2019 season was a disappointing one for the Mexican as he went podium less for the season finishing 10th. But this could be justified because Racing Point was in a period of transition. 2020 was the season when he came to his own with a competitive car which looked like the Mercedes car which won the championship in 2019. Even after winning his first race of the season and finishing career best 4th in just his second season, he was dropped by Racing point.
Sergio Perez’s current team
Red Bull
Red Bull came calling for Sergio Perez after his impressive showing in 2021. It would have been criminal for a driver of his ability and caliber to be left on the sidelines. Sergio Perez was chosen as the ideal wingman for Max Verstappen who went on to win the driver’s championship. Sergio Perez finished 4th on the leaderboard scoring a grand total of 190 points. This got Red Bull tantalizingly close to Mercedes’ tally but wasn’t good enough.
Sergio Perez has already registered a win and a podium in his short stint with Red Bull. He has been competitive and is likely to get better in this coming season which could pose a threat to Mercedes in their quest to retain the constructor’s championship.
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Shubham Bajpai
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