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Sergio Perez confirms Purple Bull exit after disastrous F1 season
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Sergio Perez confirms Purple Bull exit after disastrous F1 season

By Miles Cooper December 18, 2024
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has been dropped by for the 2025 season – with set to be promoted from RB to develop into Max Verstappen’s teammate.

The world champions, who to the tip of the 2025 season initially of June, have made the change following a torrid run of outcomes for the Mexican this yr.

The 34-year-old, who has raced in F1 for 14 consecutive seasons, completed – a mammoth 285 factors behind teammate and champion Verstappen.

Purple Bull additionally relinquished their constructors’ title to McLaren, ending in third, and consequently, ’s endurance has lastly reached breaking level.

“I’m extremely grateful for the previous 4 years with Purple Bull Racing and for the chance to race with such an incredible staff,” Perez stated in an announcement.

“Driving for Purple Bull has been an unforgettable expertise, and I’ll all the time cherish the success we achieved collectively. We broke information, reached exceptional milestones and I’ve had the privilege of assembly so many unbelievable individuals alongside the way in which.

“An enormous thanks to each individual within the staff from administration, engineers and mechanics, catering, hospitality, kitchen, advertising and marketing and communications, in addition to everybody at Milton Keynes. I want you all one of the best for the long run.

“It’s additionally been an honour to race alongside Max as a teammate all these years and to share in our success.”

Horner, the staff principal, known as Perez an “extraordinary staff participant”.

“I want to thank Checo for all he has carried out for Oracle Purple Bull Racing over the previous 4 seasons,” he stated.

Sergio Perez confirms Purple Bull exit after disastrous F1 season

“From the second he joined in 2021 he proved himself to be a unprecedented staff participant, serving to us to 2 constructors’ titles and to our first 1-2 end within the drivers’ championship.

“Whereas Checo won’t race for the staff subsequent season, he’ll all the time be an especially fashionable staff member and a treasured a part of our historical past. Thanks, Checo.”

Lawson, who at RB in September, has impressed since filling in for the Australian and The Impartial understands Lawson would be the man to take Perez’s seat with the primary Purple Bull staff in 2025 forward of Yuki Tsunoda.

Affirmation might come as early as Thursday.

Perez’s future within the sport is now shrouded doubtful, with no open seat out there on the grid in 2025.

The favored Mexican first raced for Sauber in 2011 and went on to drive for McLaren and Pressure India/Racing Level. He claimed his first F1 win with a last-to-first drive on the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix.

His present tally of wins stands at six, with 39 podiums and three pole positions.

Perez, who joined Purple Bull at first of 2021, was instrumental in serving to Verstappen win his first F1 world championship, memorably defending in valiant style in opposition to Lewis Hamilton halfway by the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Liam Lawson is set to replace Perez at Red Bull next year (Getty Images)

He picked up wins in Monaco and Singapore in 2022 and regarded set to problem for the title final yr when he received in Saudi Arabia and Azerbaijan.

Nevertheless, regardless of being armed with the quickest automobile, Perez has not received since Baku final April whereas Verstappen has claimed 25 victories in the identical interval.

The 34-year-old began this season effectively with 4 podiums in 5 races however his type has slumped dramatically – he has not completed within the top-six since spherical six in Miami in Could.

His closing race in his residence Mexico Metropolis race in October additionally led to humiliating style, as he completed final following a Q1 elimination the day earlier.

Perez was compelled to retire on the primary lap of his closing race in Abu Dhabi after a collision with Valtteri Bottas.

He added: “A particular thanks to the followers around the globe, and particularly to the Mexican followers to your unwavering help on daily basis. We’ll meet once more quickly. And bear in mind… by no means hand over!”

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