Perez leaves Red Bull – Pitpass.com

Purple Bull broadcasts that Sergio Perez has determined to depart the crew.

As anticipated, following current feedback by Christian Horner, the Mexican has seemingly taken the initiative and stop the crew relatively than be fired on account of his poor type this season.

“After 4 profitable seasons collectively, and following the conclusion of the longest season in historical past, Sergio Perez and Oracle Purple Bull Racing have reached an settlement to half methods for 2025,” reads the official launch, which has clearly been labored on by attorneys and PR folks representing either side… in any case, he is not being fired and clearly is not retiring.

Checo joined Purple Bull for the 2021 season and throughout 4 seasons and 90 race begins with the crew, the Mexican loved essentially the most profitable spell of his 13 years in Formulation One. In addition to scoring 5 wins, together with victory on the Monaco Grand Prix and a pair of Azerbaijan Grand Prix wins that earned him a status as ‘F1’s King of the Streets’, he helped the crew to 2 constructors’ titles, in 2022 and 2023. As a title runner-up in his personal regard final yr, he additionally sealed the crew’s first one-two end within the drivers’ standings.

“I am extremely grateful for the previous 4 years with Oracle Purple Bull Racing and for the chance to race with such a tremendous crew,” the Mexican is quoted as saying. “Driving for Purple Bull has been an unforgettable expertise and I will at all times cherish the successes we achieved collectively.

“We broke data, reached outstanding milestones, and I’ve had the privilege of assembly so many unbelievable folks alongside the best way. An enormous thanks to each individual within the crew from the administration, engineers and mechanics, catering, hospitality, kitchen, advertising and marketing and communications, in addition to everybody at Milton Keynes, I want you all the most effective for the longer term.

“It has additionally been an honour to race alongside Max as a teammate all these years and to share in our success. A particular thanks to the followers world wide, and particularly to the Mexican followers on your unwavering help on daily basis. We’ll meet once more quickly. And bear in mind…By no means hand over.”

“I want to thank Checo for all he has completed for Oracle Purple Bull Racing over the previous 4 seasons,” added Christian Horner. “From the second he joined in 2021 he proved himself to be a rare crew participant, serving to us to 2 constructors’ titles and to our first 1-2 end within the drivers’ championship.

His 5 wins, all on road circuits, have been additionally a spectacular mark of his willpower to at all times push to the restrict. Whereas Checo is not going to race for the Group subsequent season, he’ll at all times be a particularly widespread crew member and a treasured a part of our historical past. Thanks, Checo.”

The crew ends the discharge by insisting that “additional bulletins concerning the crew’s full 2025 line-up will likely be made in the end”, though Liam Lawson will settle all the way down to his Christmas dinner totally conscious that he’s Max Verstappen’s new teammate.