Pink Bull Racing is formally searching for a brand new teammate for Max Verstappen.
The staff introduced Wednesday that Sergio Perez wouldn’t be again with the staff in 2025. The announcement isn’t a lot of a shock; of the 2024 season that Perez’s future with the staff was unsure.
“I’m extremely grateful for the previous 4 years with Oracle Pink Bull Racing and for the chance to race with such an incredible staff,” Perez mentioned in an announcement. “Driving for Pink Bull has been an unforgettable expertise and I’ll all the time cherish the successes we achieved collectively. We broke data, reached outstanding milestones, and I’ve had the privilege of assembly so many unimaginable folks alongside the way in which.”
Perez’s departure comes after a particularly disappointing season. Verstappen received his fourth straight world championship however Pink Bull completed third within the constructor’s standings behind McLaren and Ferrari largely due to Perez’s struggles.
Perez, 34, completed eighth within the standings and was 71 factors behind Lewis Hamilton in seventh. He had simply 4 podium finishes and all 4 of them came visiting the primary 5 races of the season.
After ending no decrease than fourth by the primary six races of 2024, Perez by no means completed larger than sixth the remainder of the season as Pink Bull’s automotive dominance disappeared. Perez scored only one level over the ultimate 5 Grand Prix races and the final two races of the season ended with a DNF.
Over the earlier three seasons, Perez received 5 races for Pink Bull and was second within the 2023 factors standings to Verstappen. He scored 29 podiums in 4 seasons with Pink Bull after successful the primary race of his profession with the present Aston Martin staff throughout the 2020 season.
Pink Bull didn’t announce Perez’s substitute on Wednesday. That driver will probably be both Liam Lawson or Yuki Tsunoda. The 2 completed the season driving for the junior RB staff after Lawson changed Daniel Ricciardo throughout the season. If considered one of them are promoted, junior driver Isack Hadjar may very well be the substitute at RB for 2025.
