The Red Bull driver has had a frustrating season and has now slipped down to fifth in the drivers' championship, more than 100 points behind team-mate Max Verstappen.
Perez was recently handed a contract extension by Red Bull, but many racing supporters on social media were left questioning that decision again as the Mexican finished behind all Red Bull's rivals.
One creative member of F1 Twitter, on the platform now known as X, even admitted that his friend group had begun to call Perez 'Alexander Armstrong' after the presenter of UK gameshow Pointless.
Others wondered how Perez was left battling Haas cars and how he was given a chance to race for Red Bull next season ahead of other competitive drivers like Liam Lawson and Carlos Sainz.
How F1 Twitter reacted to Perez's Spanish GP
We’ve started to nickname Sergio Perez “Alexander Armstrong”.
Showing Sergio Perez fighting the HAAS of Hulkenberg and then switching camera to Max Verstappen alone in the lead , TV director knew what he was doing #SpanishGP
— ahmed baokbah 🇸🇦🏎✈️ (@ahmed_baokbah) June 23, 2024