Perez departs the group 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 Formulation One group after 4 seasons.
Perez, 34, joined Crimson Bull in 2021 and helped the group 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 finished for Oracle Crimson Bull Racing over the previous 4 seasons,” Crimson Bull group principal Christian Horner stated in an announcement on Wednesday.
“From the second he joined in 2021, he proved himself to be a rare group 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 group subsequent season, he’ll at all times be a particularly standard group 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 type dipped within the 2024 season resulting in rumours about his future within the group.
He got here eighth within the drivers’ standings as Crimson Bull surrendered their group 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 group,” 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 particular person within the group … I want you all the most effective for the long run.
“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 relating to the group’s full 2025 line-up might be made sooner or later.”
New Zealander Liam Lawson is taken into account the favorite to exchange Perez.
