Sergio Perez insists he gained’t get replaced earlier than the tip of his recently-signed contract that runs till the tip of the 2025 season, regardless of hypothesis over his future heading into the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Crimson Bull confirmed Perez had signed a brand new two-year contract extension after the Monaco Grand Prix on the finish of Might, however since then he has scored simply 11 factors as a part of a run of 15 factors in six races because the begin of the European season. Latest feedback from group principal Christian Horner have prompt Crimson Bull desires to see an upturn in efficiency and outcomes over the following two races, however Perez says his scenario is unchanged and that he’ll retain his seat.
“Nothing new,” Perez mentioned. “It’s one other two races for us that we wish to return to our prime kind. That’s the principle precedence for me, for the group. I used to be again within the manufacturing facility over the week and that’s the primary precedence for us to get again to the shape we had a few races in the past. That’s actually it.
“There’s nothing associated to [a summer break deadline on contract clauses]. Clearly I can’t speak about my contract. What I mentioned was the following two races are vital for me. I wish to go on vacation with a great spirit and I feel it’s good for my facet of the storage to go along with a great spirit. I wasn’t speaking about the rest.
“I’m totally centered to totally ship. I can be right here and right here once more subsequent 12 months and that’s nothing totally different. I’m simply totally dedicated to myself.”
Regardless of his defiance, Perez says he must take the vast majority of the blame for current outcomes, even when he feels that outdoors components have additionally performed a component in his kind.
“Effectively, I haven’t been performing, to begin with, at 100% within the circumstances while you put your self in tough positions. I take loads of accountability for that,” he mentioned. “Clearly there’s been loads of circumstances as properly with different types of races, so I feel it’s a bit of little bit of the whole lot if you end up on this vicious circle.
“We had a extremely robust Friday however then I tousled at Silverstone in qualifying. Then with the technique we simply throw the cube and see what occurred and it didn’t work for us. The principle factor is I’ve been on this enterprise too lengthy and I do know it would solely matter the place I end in Abu Dhabi. So let’s journey the curler coaster and hopefully get again on kind very quickly.”
The 34-year-old says the strain and scrutiny he’s underneath is a part of the problem of racing for Crimson Bull that he relishes, reasonably than struggles with.
“It’s tough to close down the exterior noise however on the finish of the day I come right here to get my easiest, my most effort and after I’m right here, after I’m at dwelling coaching or at dwelling within the simulator, I concentrate on the vital stuff.
“On the finish of the day the noise, I feel it’s lots greater while you’re at Crimson Bull. However it’s the great thing about this problem. It’s why I made a decision to signal and prolong my contract with this group, as a result of I really like the problem. It’s actually arduous but it surely takes completely the whole lot out of you and that’s why I wished to proceed right here.”
