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Perez has no real interest in taking over IndyCar when his time at F1 is up
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Perez has no real interest in taking over IndyCar when his time at F1 is up

By Miles Cooper November 27, 2024
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Perez has no real interest in taking over IndyCar when his time at F1 is up

The IndyCar Collection has been a standard vacation spot for longtime Components 1 veterans, notably the likes of Marcus Ericsson  — winner of the 2022 Indianapolis 500 — and Romain Grosjean. There has even been a fever craze, of types, as Pato O’Ward reignited the flame of help from Mexican followers in North America’s premier open-wheel championship. However Sergio Perez has no real interest in a change to the IndyCar Collection every time his time involves an finish in Components 1. 

The 34-year-old Mexican, who drives for Purple Bull Racing alongside newly-crowned four-time world champion Max Verstappen, signed an extension again in June to stay with the group by 2026. Nonetheless, the brand new deal has come below fireplace after having since scored six finishes exterior of points-paying positions, together with two retirements, and solely a finest results of sixth on the Dutch Grand Prix. 

At a small media roundtable throughout a Honda occasion final week, Perez was requested by Motorsport.com if there’s any want to maneuver to IndyCar as soon as his F1 profession ends.

“Probably not,” Perez mentioned. ‘If I’m sincere, as a result of I feel one of many causes I’ll cease the day after I cease, it’s as a result of I’ve finished it sufficient. I’ve finished it sufficient at this degree of F1. With the tight schedule that we have now, I’d like to have the ability to, I’ve bought some small children at dwelling, so I’d wish to spend extra time with them, with the household. I feel it’s actually arduous to get what you used to get from F1, in that regard.”

He went on to later add, “I actually respect what they do in Indy, however the best way I see it’s like after, hopefully, that I’m capable of end my profession with none harm or one thing like that.

“I feel going into Indy, I’ve lots of respect for what the drivers do. On the similar time, there are drivers that aren’t very skilled within the sequence and doing these types of speeds, and having that type of influence just isn’t one thing that I’m prepared to do as soon as I end my profession.”

Though the six-time race winner in F1, together with the coveted Monaco Grand Prix in 2022, is not all in favour of IndyCar, he is not against attempting out different classes just like the 24 Hours of Le Mans and Rolex 24 at Daytona. So extra one-offs?

“Yeah,” Perez replied. “Doing one or two races a 12 months. I feel it’s one thing as a driver, you’re going to be very quickly as a result of it’s actually arduous to cease fully.”

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