Sergio Perez has accepted for the primary time that his Purple Bull future is unsure, admitting a gathering after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix might convey an finish to his System 1 profession.
Till now, the Mexican has remained steadfast that he’ll preserve his place at Purple Bull subsequent 12 months regardless of a dismal season that has seen him end a lowly eighth within the drivers’ championship.
Workforce principal Christian Horner has refused to verify Perez’s place for 2025, though a brand new contract was agreed between the workforce and the motive force earlier within the season.
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RB pair Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda have each been linked with Perez’s seat, with reviews over the previous week suggesting the previous is now set to be promoted to the flagship workforce.
Talking after an early retirement on the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix having been hit by Valtteri Bottas, Perez conceded his future is up within the air.
“Properly, in the intervening time, I do not know. I simply know I’ve acquired a contract to race subsequent 12 months. Until one thing modifications within the coming days, that is going to be the state of affairs for subsequent 12 months,” he stated.
“I feel in the intervening time, all I can say is I’ve acquired a contract, that I signed up in the course of the 12 months to race for the workforce for the subsequent three years. So we’ll see what occurs and the way the dialog goes within the coming days.
“Like I say, we’ll be speaking in a few days. We’ll talk about what’s the state of affairs for each events and see if we’re capable of attain an settlement. Like I say, I’ve acquired a contract for subsequent 12 months.”
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Perez revealed that he had encountered a technical concern earlier than his lap-one contact with Bottas and as soon as once more admitted he has didn’t get the very best out of the Purple Bull this 12 months, whereas team-mate Max Verstappen claimed a fourth consecutive drivers’ championship.
“The engine was broken earlier than the contact. Each time I modified the clutch, the clutch slipped, I feel we had the issue earlier than. Then got here the contact, I do not know who hit me within the again. Once I recovered the automobile the clutch was caught,” he stated.
“I feel it was a really difficult race, a sophisticated steadiness [of the year]. It makes a great abstract of what has been this season. This finish of the race is an efficient abstract of the season.
“Undoubtedly, in the long run we drivers rely quite a bit on the environment, on our automobile, how a lot you will get one hundred pc out of it. This 12 months I had a automobile that I might hardly get one hundred pc persistently, it was very difficult all year long.”
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