F1
Perez will make a decision on his career in the next six months
Sergio Perez will no longer wear the colours of Red Bull in 2025 - Photo: Eric Alonso / DPPI
Sergio Perez had remained discreet since the official announcement of his departure from Red Bull on December 18. Replaced by Liam Lawson in the Austrian team, the Mexican spoke during an appearance at the Feria de León festival in Guanajuato, Mexico.
The 34-year-old admitted he was surprised by his former employer's decision not to keep him on, despite a poor eighth place in the Drivers' Championship, a long way behind his world champion team-mate, Max Verstappen.
« It all happened very quickly at the end of last season., said Sergio Perez. I didn't expect to leave the team. »
« The important thing is that I never gave up, added Checo. Every time something difficult happened to me in my career, better things happened. But that's because I never gave up, I never surrendered. »
Asked about what he might do next in his career, Perez said he would take some time to think about it: " In the next six months, I will make a decision about my future and the next steps in my career. Will I return to F1 ? It is impossible to answer now. It is too early. »
As he turns 35 on January 26, the main opportunity for a return to Formula 1 could come from Cadillac, with the American manufacturer joining the grid as the eleventh team on the grid in 2026.
If no door opens in F1, Sergio Perez could turn to another discipline, such asIndyCar (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) and the Endurance. The continued influx of builders into the latter (Aston Martin in 2025, Genesis in 2026, potentially McLaren and Ford in the future) could offer him a fairly large number of solutions if he wishes to continue his racing career.
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Valentin GLO
Journalist. Endurance reporter (WEC, IMSA, ELMS, ALMS) and sometimes F1 or IndyCar.
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vincent moyet
13/01/2025 at 06:14 a.m.
He found himself trapped. Exploring transfer possibilities was breaking the contract on his own initiative and he would have had to compensate RB or forgo the compensation... all that to find himself at the back of the grid, and even then, his rating must not have been worth much. Waiting for RBR to break the contract was therefore the least bad solution, but which probably keeps him away from F1 for good. A career in Indycar, not too far from Mexico to avoid the exhausting travel of F1, would perhaps not be a bad deal.
Yves-Henri RANDIER
12/01/2025 at 03:16 a.m.
TexMex surprised that Red Bull Racing did not keep him ... surprising to have waited until there were no more seats available! He obviously had a feeling about it and probably "did the suspense last" on the wise advice of his lawyers who saw it as an excellent opportunity to recover compensation equal to, or even greater than, the 2-year contract signed in mid-2024. He therefore has no urgency to find an occupation and can enjoy a lucrative "garden leave" without really worrying about tomorrow!