Sergio Pérez Mendoza (born January 26, 1990 in Guadalajara, Jalisco), also known as "Checo" Pérez, is a Mexican racing driver currently racing for Sauber in the 2012 Formula One season.[2] Pérez, who currently resides in Schindellegi, Switzerland,is the younger brother of former champion NASCAR Corona Series driver Antonio Pérezand is also a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy. He also took his first Formula One podium at the 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix, a drive which won him plaudits and fuelled speculation of a move to Ferrari in the near future.However, Pérez later told reporters that he expected to stay with Sauber until at least the end of the 2012 season.Formula One World Championship career:
Nationality Mexican
2012 team Sauber-Ferrari
2012 car # 15
Races 28 (26 starts)
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums 2
Career points 53
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 1
First race 2011 Australian Grand Prix
Last race 2012 British Grand Prix
2011 position 16th (14 pts)
Pérez started the 2012 season with eighth place at the Australian Grand Prix, losing several places on the final lap due to excessively-worn tyres.In the second round at Malaysia, he went on to battle with Fernando Alonso for the win. In the dying laps of the race he was able to close the gap to 0.5 seconds, but was not able to make the pass as he went wide at turn 14 and fell back, finishing 2.2 seconds behind Alonso in second. Many observers praised the performance of Pérez during the race despite his late-race error,taking Sauber's best result as an independent team.
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