Sergio Perez was living the dream on Sunday after becoming the first Mexican Formula One driver to stand on the podium at his home race.
The 31-year-old Red Bull driver, who was looking for a job only a year ago, also wrote history as the first Mexican to lead at home before finishing third in a race won by team mate Max Verstappen.
With 138,435 fans packed into Mexico City's Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, and mostly there for the home hero, 'Checo' celebrated his third podium in three races -- a first in his career.
"It's an unbelievable day," said the Mexican after chasing Mercedes' seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton to the chequered flag.