Checo Pérez will leave Red Bull at the end of the 2024 season: Sources
Discussions on next steps will take place between driver, Christian Horner and Red Bull racing advisor, Helmut Marko.
Sergio Perez will leave Red Bull at the end of the season 2024sources told AM850.
According to multiple sources, Red Bull has decided to leave Perez after Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Team boss Christian Horner hinted at the imminent departure of Perez after Sunday’s Qatar Grand Prix.
“I’m going to let Czech (Perez) draw your own conclusions, no one forces you one way or another,” Horner said when asked about the Mexican driver’s future. “Obviously it’s not a pleasant situation for him.”
Discussions on next steps will take place between the driver, Horner and the racing advisor. Red BullHelmut Marko, on December 9, the day after the season finale Formula 1 in Abu Dhabi.
The contract extension for 2025 that Perez signed earlier this year means he cannot be fired outright, but can be moved to a broader ambassador role within the company.
Daniel Ricciardo had a similar option when he was removed from the junior team R.B. in September, but decided to cut ties with the company.
Liam Lawson R.B.who replaced Ricciardo at the United States Grand Prix, appears to be the favorite to move up from the junior team instead of Czech Perezalthough the situation of the team’s drivers has been difficult to interpret throughout the year.
Although Williams rookie Franco Colapinto seemed a strong candidate to join the group of Williams drivers Red Bull a few weeks ago, sources say that his performances in the last three races and his costly accidents in Brazil and Las Vegas meant that Red Bull He chose not to pursue that option.
When asked about Colapinto after Sunday’s Qatar Grand Prix, Horner said: “He, without a doubt, is a talent looking to earn his permanent place in the Formula 1. We have a great talent pool within the junior team of Red Bulland I am sure that Franco will find his way onto the grid in the future.”
Sources told AM850 that the junior of Red BullIsack Hadjar, who could win the Formula 2 championship in Abu Dhabi, would move to R.B. as Yuki Tsunoda’s teammate.
Hadjar will be doing the first training sessions for Red Bull in Abu Dhabi, as well as the tests that will follow the race next week.
The bad way of Perez this year has made it look increasingly likely that he won’t ride for the team next season.
He has failed to finish in the top six since the Miami Grand Prix in May.
The majority within Red Bull He blames his poor form for the team’s position in the constructors’ championship, having fallen to third place behind McLaren and Ferrari.
His teammate Max Verstappen won the drivers’ championship and leads his closest rival, Lando Norris, by 80 points, but the team is 59 points behind McLaren in the other title fight.
Czech Perez He is 227 points behind Verstappen, the largest margin between a world champion and that driver’s teammate in a season under the current points system.
Yeah Perez also cuts ties with Red Bullcould see a possible return route with Cadillac in 2026, given its enormous popularity and marketing reach in North America. The F1 has an agreement in principle with General Motors to form an eleventh team for that season.
