Sergio Perez

Sergio "Checo" Perez (born 26 January 1990) is a Mexican former racing driver. Perez debuted in Formula 1 with Sauber in 2011, and his breakthrough came in 2012 after scoring three podiums in midfield machinery. This prompted a move to McLaren, but he failed to score a single podium due to the car being cut adrift from the top teams. From 2014 to mid-2018, Perez raced for Force India and scored 5 podiums, including the last one before Force India went out of business after Hungary 2018. He was kept by the late newcomer Racing Point and became the main driver. In 2020 he was sidelined after 5 races due to a serious injury sustained in Netherlands 2020, but despite replacement Nico Hulkenberg scoring the team's first ever podium, he was kept for 2021, now with the team becoming Aston Martin. Perez stayed with the team until 2024, scoring three more podiums. In 2025, the Mexican announced that he would spend one last year in racing, but in Formula International with Tesla Dragon. After finishing in a strong 4th place above both Nissans and scoring 3 wins, Perez announced his retirement from the sport.