The Red Bull F1 team has officially announced that it will part ways with Mexican driver Sergio Perez after the end of the 2024 F1 season. They reached a mutual agreement after a disappointing season in 2024. Checo had a troublesome year with his car and scored only 152 points while his teammate Max Verstappen scored 437 points and became a champion. Both drivers had the same cars with the same Balance and Performance issues. Checo lost too many points to rivals and finished 8th in the driver's championship.
He is 280+ points behind his teammate which is a huge cap compared to other team drivers. Red Bull also lost their constructors Championship to McLaren due to his poor form. Many fans and F1 pundits predicted Red Bull would demote him to their junior team RB and promote one of their Junior drivers to the main team.
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Checo leaves Red Bull racing
Now, it looks like Checo doesn’t want to continue with Red Bull racing or it may be either way. During all his tough times the Mexican said he has a contract and will drive next year. Red Bull’s chief advisor Helmut Marko and Team principal Christian Horner announced there will be discussions after the Abu Dhabi GP regarding Checo’s future.
We have official news that Sergio and Red Bull will part ways considering both their futures in Formula 1. Sergio Perez has officially posted a tweet regarding the split, “I’m incredibly grateful for the past four years with Oracle Red Bull racing and for the opportunity to race with such an amazing team.
A big thank you to everyone in the team from the management, engineers, mechanics, catering, kitchen, hospitality, marketing and communications, as well as everyone in Milton Keynes, I wish you all the best for the future.”
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Perez mentioned his teammate Max verstappen and his fans saying, “It has also been an honour to race alongside Max as a teammate all these years and to share in our success. A special thank you to the fans around the world, and especially to the Mexican fans for your unwavering support every day. We’ll meet again soon. And remember… never give up.”
Checo won't be part of the grid next season, but in 2026 a new team is arriving. So, he could be seen on the grid in the 2026 season. Red Bull will decide who will be the replacement for Sergio next year and speculations are already predicting Liam Lawson to be Max’s new teammate at Red Bull.
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