A lot has changed for Sergio Perez in three years. Consigned to F1's scrapheap by McLaren three years ago, the Mexican driver has become one of the hottest commodities on the grid having revived his career at Force India.
His career turnaround has been so significant that he has been a major player in this year's driver market, even if he had a contract with Force India all along. Perez's unwillingness to publicly commit to another year came as his sponsors explored other options up and down the grid -- notably Williams and Renault. In Monza he said he had decided on what he wanted to do, and that it was "what I always wanted".