Sep.24 (GMM) Sergio Perez has hit reverse gear on swirling rumours about his future in Method 1.
With Daniel Ricciardo anticipated to be dropped from the lineup of the junior crew RB with fast impact, a brand new hearsay about Perez on the predominant Purple Bull Racing outfit additionally did the rounds in Singapore.
“That is the primary time I’ve heard of this,” Purple Bull F1 guide Dr Helmut Marko smiled when requested in regards to the hearsay that Perez, 34, would possibly retire from F1 on the finish of the 2024 season.
“However his spouse is anticipating their fourth youngster,” Marko mused to Kleine Zeitung newspaper. “An attention-grabbing various.”
Nonetheless, the Mexican driver says he’s going nowhere.
“It’s a tricky calendar, 24 races a yr, however I can be in Method 1 for not less than one other two years,” Perez advised the Spanish sports activities day by day Marca.
“I don’t suppose I can be right here for a really very long time. My contract is for 2 years, which is a very long time in Method 1, however I do know the tip is getting nearer.
“I like Fernando Alonso and what he does at his age (43), however I don’t suppose I’ll race for so long as he has. It’s not that I don’t prefer it, it’s that I’ve young children and I need to spend way more time with them.”
It’s believed Perez truly already has 4 kids – all of them underneath 7 years of age.
When requested about retirement, Perez admitted: “I’ve been eager about it for the final six months, however it took me three seconds to make the choice.
“In the long run, after so a few years, it will have been the best step to take – to stroll away and form of surrender. However I might by no means have forgiven myself if I had completed that.
“It’s been a tricky yr. It was robust to have a automobile with some limitations and never be capable to say something as a result of your teammate was successful. Max (Verstappen) was driving rather well and the hole between us was getting greater each time.”
That hole is now closing, as Purple Bull’s automobile dealing with issues grew to become ever extra apparent, and Perez insists he doesn’t need to be pushed away from the grid.
“I need to retire after I determine, not when somebody tells me,” he confirms. “That’s my predominant aim – to determine my future myself.
“In the long run, folks overlook in regards to the contract. I simply signed the contract. Folks speak rather a lot about the whole lot, however I wasn’t apprehensive as a result of I knew the state of affairs.”
