Former race winner believes have to drop “sooner slightly than later” – and needs to be changed by RB driver .
Perez has a contract with Pink Bull till the top of 2025 – with an choice for 2026 – however has struggled as Max Verstappen’s teammate this yr. He has not received a race since April 2023 and trails Verstappen by 204 factors.
The 34-year-old completed seventh within the US Grand Prix on Sunday, whereas Verstappen completed on the rostrum. Perez’s future is shrouded doubtful forward of his dwelling race in Mexico Metropolis this weekend.
Pink Bull have additionally relinquished to McLaren and now Ferrari path them by simply eight factors. Herbert says now’s the time for Christian Horner to make a change.
“Sergio is delivering however not fairly delivering sufficient so do they change him now? I feel sure, in the event that they’re attempting to maintain that second place within the constructors,” Herbert mentioned.
“Whether or not they have the cojones to do it earlier than Sergio Perez’s dwelling race in Mexico is the query – I’d say sure, due to the way in which the constructors is taking part in out in the intervening time. Perhaps they are going to preserve Perez in Mexico after which make the decision for Brazil.
“They should do it sooner slightly than later if they will do it, however it ought to have occurred earlier.”
With RB’s Liam Lawson impressing in Austin and ending within the top-10, the New Zealander – who changed Daniel Ricciardo – has been linked with a step as much as Pink Bull for 2025. Nonetheless, Herbert says Lawson’s teammate Tsunoda deserves a chew of the cherry.
“It’s Yuki Tsunoda who ought to are available in, I feel Yuki has achieved an excellent job this yr,” Herbert added, talking to .
“He’s very constant as nicely. His qualifying has been very, very robust and he’s at all times been excellent at qualifying. His race was at all times most likely his weak hyperlink. However I feel that’s improved as nicely, his race tempo has actually acquired higher as nicely. I’d prefer to see somebody like Yuki get that probability as a result of I feel he’s earned it.
“Being up towards Max is a really robust job, however I feel from his consistency I see, perhaps he received’t be as fast as Max, however I feel he’ll be not too far behind. So I’d like Yuki to be given an opportunity, to be sincere.”
Perez can be eyeing a much-needed return to kind on the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez this weekend.
