Checo Pérez: “I didn’t expect to leave the team”

The Mexican will take six months to make a decision about his career as a driver, after being left out of Red Bull F1

The Mexican Sergio Perez He assured this Friday that he will take the first six months of 2025 to define the next step in his career, which went on hiatus after leaving the company last December. Formula 1.

“My priority is to enjoy, do things I haven’t done, be with my family. In the next six months I will make a decision about what I want for the next step in my career,” he explained. Czech Perez at a conference in Lionin the center of Mexico.

The pilot of Guadalajara He paused his career after 14 seasons in the Formula 1 upon terminating his contract with the team Red Bull.

During his time in the Great Circus, Czech Perez He became the Mexican with the most victories, finishing with six, but his poor results last year in Red Bull They condemned him to abandon the World Cup Formula 1.

“It is too early to give an answer as to whether I intend to return to the Formula 1. “Everything happened very quickly at the end of last season, I didn’t expect to leave the team,” added Pérez, who had a contract with Red Bull until 2026.

Despite the hard blow of leaving the world’s top motorsport competition, Pérez acknowledged enjoying his new stage, in which after several years he can live with his family.

“My greatest motivation now is to lead my children on a good path and be more present in their lives. I am very excited to be with my family because in the F1 “You only think about being a better driver, preparing better, you don’t have time for anything else.”

Among the plans he has in the near future is to take a vacation and see the world, in addition to the fact that in three weeks he must accompany one of his children to a soccer tournament in Mexico.

“My biggest motivation is that I have a soccer tournament with Checo in three weeks and we are going to travel around Mexico. My biggest motivation is that we do well in your tournament, that I can really enjoy it with my son,” said the 34-year-old driver.