The 2012 British Grand Prix would see Williams F1 driver Pastor Maldonado make contact with Sauber's Perez. Pastor was seventh at the time when Perez attempted to pass Pastor around the outside. Pastor would defend his position but in the process would lose control of his car seeing the FW34 slide sideways and make contact with Perez putting the Sauber driver out of the race.

In a interview with Sky Sports Perez demanded that the Race Stewards take action against Pastor.

Perez said “First of all, before the race the FIA sent a bulletin saying you cannot defend your position twice. Once the car behind has a front wing on your tyres, you cannot move again. He did that before the braking.

“He just has no respect for other drivers.,” he continued. “It's not a racing incident. It’s just the way he drives. I did this manoeuvre to Button and to Hulkenberg and they fight very hard but they leave the room. You cannot fight, you cannot do anything. He is a very stupid driver.

“Just look at the last races. He ruined Hamilton’s race, he ruined my race in Monaco by doing stupid things. I don’t understand why the stewards don’t take a serious decision with him. With Pastor they’re not doing anything that will teach him a lesson.”

The FIA stewards reviewed the accident after the race and handed Maldonado the double penalty of a reprimand and a €10,000 euro fine.

Pastor spoke of the incident saying that it was nothing more than a case of him losing of his car.

"I tried to defend the place but on the entry when we were getting to the middle of the corner I just lost the rear,” he said. “I think the tyres were so cold, he tried to close my way, we were side-by-side so close, and when I had a little moment I just touched him with my rear tyre. Disappointing for him and me too because the race so far was going good, but this is racing.”