Perez departs the workforce after a poor season in 2024 the place he failed to assist Crimson Bull win the Constructors’ championship.
Crimson Bull Racing introduced that Mexican driver Sergio Perez has departed the System One workforce after 4 seasons.
Perez, 34, joined Crimson Bull in 2021 and helped the workforce earn two constructors’ titles and accomplished a drivers’ standing one-two with four-time world champion teammate Max Verstappen in 2023.
“I want to thank Checo [Perez] for all he has carried out for Oracle Crimson Bull Racing over the previous 4 seasons,” Crimson Bull workforce principal Christian Horner stated in an announcement on Wednesday.
“From the second he joined in 2021, he proved himself to be a rare workforce participant, serving to us to 2 Constructors’ titles and to our first 1-2 end within the Drivers’ championship.
“Whereas Checo is not going to race for the workforce subsequent season, he’ll at all times be an especially fashionable workforce member and a treasured a part of our historical past. Thanks, Checo.”
Perez gained 5 Grands Prix in Crimson Bull colors, together with a victory on the Monaco GP and a double in Azerbaijan.
Nonetheless, his kind dipped within the 2024 season resulting in rumours about his future within the workforce.
He got here eighth within the drivers’ standings as Crimson Bull surrendered their workforce title to McLaren with a third-place end.
“I’m extremely grateful for the previous 4 years with Oracle Crimson Bull Racing and for the chance to race with such a tremendous workforce,” Perez stated.
“Driving for Crimson Bull has been an unforgettable expertise and I’ll at all times cherish the successes we achieved collectively.
“A giant thanks to each individual within the workforce … I want you all the very best 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.”
Crimson Bull added of their assertion that “bulletins concerning the workforce’s full 2025 line-up will likely be made sooner or later.”
New Zealander Liam Lawson is taken into account the favorite to switch Perez.