Making his first public look since his departure from Crimson Bull, Sergio Perez reckons that he’ll use the subsequent six months to judge his choices and alternatives for the long run.
After months of hypothesis, Crimson Bull confirmed after the season-closing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that Sergio Perez would depart the Austro-British outfit regardless of the deal that might have seen the 34-year-old driver race for the group till the top of 2026.
The Guadalajara-born driver joined Crimson Bull in 2021, and helped his team-mate Max Verstappen win his first championship title that 12 months, enjoying a pivotal position on the title-deciding 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Nonetheless, he has didn’t ship a constant efficiency over the past couple of years. Perez has gained 5 races with Crimson Bull, and completed second within the Drivers’ Championship final 12 months, however he has endured durations throughout which he merely struggled for outright tempo in qualifying.
After a robust begin to the 2024 season, Crimson Bull had elected to increase his contract by an additional two years which might see Perez race for the Milton Keynes-based outfit till not less than the top of the 2026 F1 season. Nonetheless, the Mexican struggled for tempo after his contract extension.
Perez made his first public look since his departure from Crimson Bull on the Feria de Leon occasion within the Mexican state of state of Guanajuato. The Mexican reckons that he’ll now use the subsequent six months to seek out out what he needs to do sooner or later.
“Within the subsequent six months I’ll decide on what’s subsequent for my profession. I’m completely joyful, and I’ll return to System 1 if that’s what makes me happiest.”
Perez insisted that he has already confronted a collection of setbacks throughout his profession, and he has at all times managed to seek out the proper step that moved him ahead. The Guadalajara-born racer now needs to take pleasure in his time along with his household earlier than committing himself to a brand new undertaking.
“The essential factor is that I by no means gave up. Each time one thing tough occurred in my profession higher issues got here and that was as a result of I by no means gave up.
The six-time F1 race winner continued: “I am very enthusiastic about what’s to return this 12 months and I am very calm and really joyful.
“I’m actually having fun with my kids, my household, my buddies. I’m lastly going to journey, as a result of in these years I travelled all around the world, however with out realizing it”.
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