Weeks in the past, Sergio Pérez brushed apart rumors of a surprising retirement announcement on the Mexico Metropolis Grand Prix, his residence race, by posting a clip from The Wolf of Wall Road with a easy message. He was not … leaving.
Pérez continues to brush apart such rumors.
Within the wake of a troublesome residence race in Mexico Metropolis, the Pink Bull driver is dealing with continued questions on his standing not simply with Pink Bull, however in Method 1 itself. Requested Thursday whether or not this weekend’s São Paulo Grand Prix may need a way of “finality” to it, Pérez dismissed the notion when talking with the official F1 channel.
“No, in no way. It’s simply rumors, on the finish of the day,” mentioned Pérez. “You will note me in Vegas, you will note me subsequent yr. I’m not the one which worries about it.”
Pérez was then pushed on the matter along with his consideration drawn to current feedback from Pink Bull’s Dr. Helmut Marko, who indicated that Pérez’s standing with Pink Bull for 2025 was an “open” dialogue. The driving force brushed that notion apart as effectively.
“Properly I do know I’m [going to be with Red Bull in 2025]. That’s all I can say,” declared the motive force.
Turning his consideration to this weekend’s São Paulo Grand Prix, Pérez famous that Pink Bull could face an uphill climb with regards to preventing McLaren and Ferrari on the sharp finish of the grid.
“We understood lots of the problems we had in Mexico, on my facet if you have a look at my first ten laps of Mexico they have been wanting good and aggressive,” mentioned Pérez. “However we positively have to search out [something] – if you have a look at the tempo from McLaren and Ferrari, they appear to be in one other stage within the final two races.
“I actually hope that we could be within the combine right here. We understood a couple of of the problems, however it’s simply not very clear how we’re going to unravel them. It’s a unique observe, the altitude in all probability had an even bigger affect on us [in Mexico], so we’ll see.
“I feel tomorrow we may have a reasonably good concept on the place we’re.”