File picture of Sergio Perez.© AFP
Purple Bull introduced Wednesday that Mexican driver Sergio Perez has departed the Formulation One staff after 4 seasons. Perez, 34, joined Purple Bull in 2021 and helped the staff earn two constructors’ titles and accomplished a drivers’ standing one-two with four-time world champion team-mate Max Verstappen in 2023. “I wish to thank Checo (Perez) for all he has performed for Oracle Purple Bull Racing over the previous 4 seasons,” Purple Bull staff principal Christian Horner stated in a press release. “From the second he joined in 2021 he proved himself to be a unprecedented staff participant, serving to us to 2 Constructors’ titles and to our first 1-2 end within the Drivers’ championship.
“Whereas Checo won’t race for the staff subsequent season, he’ll all the time be an especially standard staff member and a treasured a part of our historical past. Thanks, Checo.”
Perez gained 5 Grands Prix in Purple Bull colors, together with a victory on the Monaco GP and a double in Azerbaijan.
Nevertheless, his type dipped within the 2024 season resulting in rumours about his future within the staff.
He got here eighth within the drivers’ standings as Purple Bull surrendered their staff title to McLaren with a third-placed end.
“I am extremely grateful for the previous 4 years with Oracle Purple Bull Racing and for the chance to race with such a tremendous staff,” Perez stated.
“Driving for Purple Bull has been an unforgettable expertise and I will all the time cherish the successes we achieved collectively.
“An enormous thanks to each particular person within the staff… I want you all the perfect 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.”
Purple Bull added of their assertion that “bulletins concerning the staff’s full 2025 line-up will likely be made in the end”.
New Zealander Liam Lawson is taken into account the favorite to switch Perez.
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