Sergio Perez has credited the Cadillac Components 1 group for reigniting his love for the championship after a yr’s break.
Following a 14-year stint with numerous groups, the Mexican driver stepped away from F1 after being changed at Purple Bull by Liam Lawson. He joined the Milton Keynes outfit in 2021 however struggled to extract the identical efficiency out of the automotive as his team-mate Max Verstappen.
After a number of months out of the game, Perez finally signed for Cadillac, which is about to make its debut within the championship in 2026.
Throughout an interview with F1.com, the 35-year-old claimed the American outfit has helped him fall again in love with the sequence.
“Yeah, positively [have fallen back in love with F1 again]. It’s a must to do not forget that my final six months at Purple Bull had been very troublesome for myself in all areas.
“I began to have a little bit of demotivation with the game and I can not let that occur as a result of this can be a sport that gave me every part. The day that I depart the game, I wish to depart it with a giant smile and lots of respect as a result of the game has given me every part.”
Sergio Perez, Purple Bull Racing
Photograph by: Purple Bull Content material Pool
He added: “It feels nice. After 15 years or so in Components 1 to get that refreshment after which have all of the vitality once more for what I see as my last stint within the sport… I’ve all of the vitality now to get again to it, to work with the group, to push the group forwards in all areas, on the simulator. It is a new group so we’re beginning principally from zero.”
Whereas the anticipation is excessive for Cadillac’s entry, Perez is remaining practical.
“To me, it is a bit irrelevant the place we begin. What’s extra essential is how rapidly we’re in a position to progress. I wish to push the group ahead from day one. I believe we can shock lots of people. That is a goal for us, to have the ability to have a robust influence in Components 1 since day one.
“I see this as my fundamental, large, last undertaking within the sport and I wish to guarantee that I make it a profitable comeback.”
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