Sergio Perez has hailed the "tremendous job" his Force India team did with his strategy during the Monaco Grand Prix, to see him finish on the podium despite starting down in eighth.
Perez came through the field and defended from Sebastian Vettel in the closing laps to finish third, to claim the team's best finish of the season and move them up to fifth in the championship standings, seven points clear of Toro Rosso.
"I'm extremely happy because my team has done a tremendous job with the strategy, with the calls, with the pit stops," he said.
"It's been an amazing day for us, my podium with the team, a special one to have in Monaco, especially in these race conditions.
"I want to dedicate this podium to our boss, Vijay Mallya. He has been very supportive during these times, and I really want to dedicate this one to him."
The Mexican believes the team got the tyre strategy spot on, which ultimately enabled him to defend when required.
"I think we did the right calls, I think the best tyre for us was the softs at the end," he explained. "I was controlling the pace in the beginning. Seb [Vettel] had a lot of pace, he was a lot faster than us. I think I was saving my tyres. When I needed to push I had the tyre left. It was an amazing race with all the calls and everything. I'm extremely happy."
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