Even though Max Verstappen had won the race for Red Bull, third-placed Pérez drew the crowd’s focus after scoring his first Mexican Grand Prix podium. While it was his fifth podium of the 2021 season, it was the first time a Mexican driver had achieved such a result at home, making it a significant result for both him and his country.

Sergio “Checo” Pérez has been an icon of Mexican motorsport history for some years now. Let’s take a look at how his career developed all the way through being a Formula 1 driver with Red Bull.

Sergio Perez currently finds himself eighth in the drivers' championship and 204 points behind Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen