Sergio Perez from Mexico, representing Red Bull Racing, was seen on the grid during the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Imola, Italy, on May 19, 2024. The Formula 1 World Championship, Round 7, took place on this day.
Christian Horner, team principal of Red Bull Formula 1, emphasized that Sergio Perez’s difficulties at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix will not affect his contract renewal chances. Perez faced pressure earlier this season to secure the renewal of his expired contract, after a challenging performance last year, where he finished 290 points behind Max Verstappen. However, Perez had a more consistent start to the 2024 season, securing three podiums in the first six races. Despite this, he had a disastrous performance in Imola.
During practice, Red Bull struggled to find the right balance, which led Perez to crash at the Variante Alta chicane in FP3. As a result, he failed to advance to Q3. In the race, Perez also went off track, but managed to recover to eighth place from 11th, finishing 54.7 seconds behind his victorious teammate Verstappen. Despite this setback, Horner remains optimistic that Perez, who dropped to third in the championship standings behind Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, will not have a similar decline to last season.
“I believe it’s just a minor setback,” Horner said. “We will see him perform in Monaco next weekend and then we will leave Europe again. I think it’s just a temporary stumble. Perez has always done well in Monaco, so we have high hopes.”
Horner rejected the idea that Perez’s difficult weekend came at an inconvenient time, with his plans for 2025 still undefined. He emphasized that Perez’s race result was influenced by his starting position.
“We have a 24-race calendar, and Perez had a fantastic start to the year,” acknowledged Horner. “His approach has been very strong, and he made some adjustments this year. Today’s result was a direct consequence of yesterday’s qualifying session.”
Perez reiterated before the weekend’s actions that he wanted to finalize his future plans as soon as possible to avoid it becoming a distraction for his on-track performance.
“Nothing has been signed yet,” he revealed. “Everything is still open, but I believe we will have some news soon. We are entering a very intense part of the season, and I want to resolve this quickly. It is important for me to focus on the race. I hope we can finalize everything and share the details with you as soon as possible.”
However, when asked about Perez’s comments after the race, Horner reiterated that Red Bull is not in a hurry to decide on the driver who will join Verstappen next season.
“The driver market is still unfolding,” he assessed. “We are fully aware of our options and our position. We will make decisions about the future when the time is right for us.”
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