 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Pakutanga kwa1977, muAustralia akawana motokari yaStanley BRM, zvisaririra zvechikwata chaimbova chikuru cheBRM. Pashure pokunge motokari yake yakundikana kuendeswa panguva yeGran Prix yokutanga, akaita kuoneka kwake kwokutanga paBrazil Grand Prix, kunyange zvazvo 12.1 masekondi ari kure nokukurumidza uye achirega pashure pedenderedzwa rimwe. 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. PaFrench Grand Prix, akatyaira musi weChishanu achidzidzira, asi akatsiviwa naPatrick Tambay zuva rakatevera. Izvi zvakaratidza kuguma kwePerkins pfupi uye isina kubudirira Formula One basa. 