Sergio Perez hits 300 Grand Prix starts in Mexico City this weekend, vaulting past Sebastian Vettel into seventh on F1's all-time list. In a Formula1.com photo retrospective, Perez walked through a career that's careened from hero to zero and back more than once. The highlight reel starts strong—battling Alonso for the win in Malaysia 2012 as a Sauber sophomore, a performance that made him the grid's hottest property. McLaren came calling for 2013. It went sideways. Zero podiums, contract not renewed, suddenly no seat. Force India rescued him in 2014, and he repaid them with a Bahrain podium in his third race. The tyre-whisperer reputation stuck through seven years in Silverstone before Red Bull promoted him in 2021. Now carrying Cadillac colors and father to four kids, Perez gets his milestone moment on home soil—where the crowd forgives the rough 2024 form and remembers the scrapper who clawed his way back every time.
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