 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Pakutanga kwa1977, muAustralia akawana motokari yaStanley BRM, zvisaririra zvechikwata chaimbova chikuru cheBRM. Mushure mekunge motokari yake yakundikana kuendeswa nenguva yeGreat Prix yekutanga, akaita kuonekwa kwake kwekutanga paBrazil Grand Prix, kunyange zvazvo 12.1 seconds kunze kwekukurumidza uye kurega mushure memutambo mumwe chete. Akakundwa kashanu asati apedza wechi15 muSouth Africa, Perkins akarasikirwa nenzvimbo yake kuna Conny Andersson pakutanga kwemwaka weEuropean. Akanga ane nguva pfupi paSurtees, achipedza 12th muBelgium uye akakundikana kukodzera kuSweden. MuFrench Grand Prix, akatyaira mupurogiramu yeChishanu, asi akatsiviwa naPatrick Tambay zuva rakatevera racho. Izvi zvakaratidza kuguma kwePerkins pfupi uye isina kubudirira Formula One basa. 