Purple Bull Racing has discovered a brand new teammate for Max Verstappen.
The group introduced Wednesday that Sergio Perez wouldn’t be again in 2025. The announcement isn’t a lot of a shock; of the 2024 season that Perez’s future with the group was doubtful.
Perez will probably be changed by Liam Lawson.
“I’m extremely grateful for the previous 4 years with Oracle Purple Bull Racing and for the chance to race with such a tremendous group,” Perez mentioned in a press release. “Driving for Purple Bull has been an unforgettable expertise and I’ll all the time cherish the successes 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.”
Perez’s departure comes after a particularly disappointing season. Verstappen gained his fourth straight world championship however Purple 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 to visit the primary 5 races of the season.
After ending no decrease than fourth by means of the primary six races of 2024, Perez by no means completed larger than sixth the remainder of the season as Purple 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 gained 5 races for Purple Bull and was second within the 2023 factors standings to Verstappen. He scored 29 podiums in 4 seasons with Purple Bull after profitable the primary race of his profession with the present Aston Martin group throughout the 2020 season.
Lawson was chosen for Perez’s seat over Yuki Tsunoda. The 2 completed the 2024 season as teammates on the junior RB group.
Lawson competed within the closing six races of the season after changing Daniel Ricciardo with the group. In 11 begins over two seasons at RB, Lawson has a median end of 12.9. He completed ninth twice for RB in 2024.
Tsunoda has run 88 races over 4 seasons for RB. He has a profession common end of 13.5 and completed twelfth within the standings in 2024. Tsunoda will return to RB in 2025 and is prone to be paired with Purple Bull reserve driver Isack Hadjar on the junior group.
