Sergio Perez has firmly rejected ideas he may discover himself with no Components 1 drive subsequent yr regardless of having prolonged his Crimson Bull contract in June.
His most up-to-date contract extension ought to preserve him at Crimson Bull till the top of 2026. Nevertheless Perez’s performances since then have prompted fixed hypothesis he may lose his place on the crew.
Crimson Bull crew principal Christian Horner mentioned in July Perez’s poor points-scoring was “unsustainable”, however instructed the crew’s workers two races later he’ll stay their driver for subsequent yr.
Daniel Ricciardo, who Crimson Bull rehired and appointed to their second crew RB to evaluate his potential as a alternative for Perez, was dropped after the final race in Singapore. His alternative Liam Lawson has now been tipped by some as a possible alternative for Perez.
Nevertheless throughout the four-week hole because the final spherical Perez dispelled hypothesis about his future on social media. “Generally folks simply hyperlink these rumours and lots of people choose it up, particularly again in Mexico, with the Mexican Grand Prix developing I didn’t need my followers to be misled into false data,” he defined.
“I simply needed to make it clear that I 100% will likely be right here subsequent yr,” Perez instructed the official F1 channel. “I’ve my contract and I’ll fulfil it and that’s not in my thoughts. In my thoughts is to kind out the problems we have now for the second with the automobile.”
Lawson, who made his F1 debut final yr, is the third driver to affix the grid because the season began, together with Oliver Bearman and France Colapinto. In the meantime Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Jack Doohan have additionally secured F1 drives for subsequent yr.
Perez mentioned he’s impressed by the standard of F1’s latest arrivals. “It’s nice to see these new drivers coming in and being aggressive right away,” he mentioned.
“Lately, the drivers are arriving much more ready than after I began. They’re being with Components 1 groups for just about their total profession so that they’ve been to a whole lot of F1 races, they know the way it works they usually’re actually up to the mark right away. So it’s nice to see them.”
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