Purple Bull says it can agree with Sergio Perez “the proper and applicable method ahead” throughout discussions set for as we speak to determine his Components 1 future.
However whereas a gathering that can contain the workforce’s shareholders is predicted to outline the line-up of each of Purple Bull’s F1 squads for 2025, it’s thought doubtless that an announcement about its ultimate resolution could not come for just a few days.
And that could possibly be as a result of the squad needs to attend till after Tuesday’s Abu Dhabi take a look at, which entails Yuki Tsunoda’s first run in a Purple Bull automobile, earlier than committing to the line-up of its squads.
Purple Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko advised Motorsport.com: “All of the details will likely be mentioned, and I assume a choice will likely be made. When it is going to be introduced? I do not suppose it is going to be Monday.
“And naturally we’ll anticipate the consequence [of the test] earlier than we make an announcement of the choice.”
Purple Bull workforce principal Christian Horner defined that it was essential the outfit obtained the season completed earlier than it might consider issues correctly with Perez to work out what was in each their very own finest pursuits.
“Clearly these discussions will occur between Checo and the workforce,” he stated. “Now now we have obtained the season out of the way in which, we’ll sit down with him and mirror on the season – and clearly the place it is gone unsuitable – and collectively work out what’s the proper and the suitable method ahead.
“He is performed an terrible lot for this workforce. So we’ll sit down and mirror on this season and the way we transfer ahead.”
Sergio Perez, Purple Bull Racing RB20
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Perez’s lack of points-scoring performances this 12 months, in a season when Max Verstappen captured the drivers’ championship, contributed to Purple Bull ending third within the constructors’ title chase.
Verstappen gained the title with 437 factors, whereas Perez solely managed 152 and completed eighth within the standings. Purple Bull’s whole within the constructors’ championship was 589, with Ferrari taking 652 and McLaren 666.
The truth of the factors deficit was one thing that Horner stated was laborious to simply accept, and left it underneath no illusions that it wanted to raise its driver line-up if it was to have any hope of doing higher in 2025.
“I believe you possibly can see the significance of getting two drivers scoring regularly within the constructors’ championship,” he stated. “It’s essential.
“Ferrari will likely be robust with their line-up subsequent 12 months. McLaren have a powerful line-up. Mercedes may have an inexperienced driver in certainly one of their seats.
“So for our workforce, it is crucial that each of our drivers are delivering, and there is not a big hole.”
Requested if there was any situation he might foresee the place Perez would stay on board, Horner stated: “He is nonetheless our driver. So it will be unsuitable for me to take a position on what subsequent 12 months could appear like, till he and I’ve sat down and mentioned this 12 months, and we mirror on it as a workforce.”
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