Christian Horner has given an additional perception into Sergio Perez’s exit from Purple Bull, with the workforce boss stating that the Mexican got here to the choice to step away himself as he takes time to mirror on his subsequent steps.
Hypothesis had been constructing over Perez’s place on the Milton Keynes outfit for a while after what proved to be a difficult marketing campaign, the 34-year-old having suffered a downturn in type because the season progressed regardless of a powerful begin.
ANALYSIS: Perez had a contract for 2025 – so why has his Purple Bull journey come to an finish now?
Whereas the workforce had handed him a two-year contract extension again in June, it was confirmed after the season had concluded that Perez and Purple Bull had reached an settlement to half methods with instant impact, while Liam Lawson will make the step up from RB to turn into Max Verstappen’s workforce mate in 2025.
Chatting with Sky Sports activities F1 after Perez’s departure had been introduced, Horner was requested concerning the tough inner dialogue that the six-time race winner should have had inside himself concerning the scenario.
“Yeah, completely,” Horner responded. “Checo, he’s been a improbable member of this workforce. It’s been a tricky yr for him however he’s an incredible particular person and naturally [he] performed such a key function within the ’21 drivers’ championship, ’22 and ’23 constructors’.
“He was second within the drivers’ world championship final yr, he’s gained 5 Grands Prix in our automobiles. However he mirrored after the season and we sat down and mentioned it final week about what are the subsequent steps, and he’s determined that he’s going to take a little bit of day out.
