Sergio Perez gave the best performance of his McLaren career in timely fashion in India

Sergio Perez delivered the best performance of his McLaren career in timely fashion at the Indian Grand Prix and is naturally hoping for more of the same at the season's closing races.

It was a different story for team-mate Jenson Button, however, who finished a lapped 14th and never recovered after collision with Alonso exiting Turn 3 on the opening lap. "It's a shame really because the car was quick round here, as Checo showed in the race. It's a shame we couldn't get two cars in the points but that's the way it is sometimes," the 2009 World Champion said. "I got hit on the first lap, quite hard in the side, by Fernando, I got a puncture from it I think, and that's why I had to come in early. "The problem was, I was on the medium tyre which you need to run long. So it destroyed that really."