{"id":21886,"date":"2024-07-10T05:00:58","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T09:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/?p=21886"},"modified":"2024-07-10T04:08:34","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T08:08:34","slug":"on-thin-ice-perezs-battle-to-maintain-his-red-bull-racing-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/07\/10\/on-thin-ice-perezs-battle-to-maintain-his-red-bull-racing-seat\/","title":{"rendered":"On Thin Ice: Perez&#8217;s Battle to Maintain His Red Bull Racing Seat"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Sergio Perez is at risk of losing his seat despite recently signing a contract extension with Red Bull.<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">F1&#8217;s silly season is getting sillier day by day. Drivers are concerned for their future and anxious to sign with a new team or renew their contracts with their existing teams. Even drivers who have already renewed aren\u2019t safe from the silly season. Sergio Perez finds himself on the brink of losing his seat weeks after extending his contract with Red Bull Racing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sergio Perez joined Red Bull back in 2021 and has been driving alongside three-time world champion Max Verstappen. He recently renewed his contract for the upcoming season. But a new renewal doesn\u2019t guarantee him a full-time seat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/06\/07\/red-bull-might-have-played-it-too-safe-by-keeping-sergio-perez\/\" target=\"_self\">Perez\u2019s performance has seen a steady decline<\/a> since the 2023 season. This season, Perez finished third in one race and had three second-place finishes in the first races of the season. But as the season progressed, his performance started to decline as he started to miss out on the Q3 appearance and after retiring in Monaco and Canada, Perez finished 17<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the British Grand Prix.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI know where I am in terms of contract and that sort of thing cannot let it be a distraction. I need to focus on the next two weekends, which are the priority, and together as a team, to get out of this difficult period.\u201d<\/span><\/i><strong> &#8211; Perez after the British Grand Prix.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4><b>Is Sergio Perez not safe at Red Bull?<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Mexican\u2019s performance has continued to drop week by week. As a result, rumours started to circulate in the paddock. A new clause on Perez\u2019s contract started to come to light. It is speculated that if Perez doesn\u2019t improve in the upcoming few races, then he might be replaced by Red Bull junior driver, Liam Lawson or former Red Bull driver, Daniel Ricciardo.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udd34 RED FLAG \ud83d\udd34<\/p>\n<p>Sergio Perez is out of qualifying after beaching his car <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/F1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#F1<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BritishGP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#BritishGP<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tMpOJ5J9Ya\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/tMpOJ5J9Ya<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Formula 1 (@F1) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/F1\/status\/1809591368001466725?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is believed that the team have spoken to Perez regarding the clause and has asked him to perform better if he wishes to keep driving for <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/f1\/news\/red-bull-says-perez-form-unsustainable-with-f1-contract-clause-set-to-kick-in\/10632968\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Red Bull<\/a> in the future. There are provisions in his contract that, should he fail to meet these expectations, could potentially result in his removal from the seat for the remainder of the season. Red Bull is a team that is known to replace or swap drivers mid-season. Therefore, there might be some truth in this.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"4SWWrd20QXVovm4Jc0P9iQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2156563128\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'4SWWrd20QXVovm4Jc0P9iQ',sig:'HEtX4N5Zx0C295MY7WkhD4_tpNAPnbCYQyEU9mb6tB4=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'2156563128',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4><b>Christian Horner on Perez\u2019s uncertain future<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After another dismal weekend for the Mexican driver at the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/07\/08\/lewis-hamilton-still-he-rises\/\" target=\"_self\">British Grand Prix<\/a>, where he finished Sunday\u2019s race down in P17 after exiting qualifying in Q1, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has admitted that it is \u201cunsustainable\u201d for Perez to not be winning points. Perez was issued a caution by Horner that he would require a \u201cbig race\u201d prior to the race at Silverstone.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8 | Sergio Perez is in danger of losing his seat at Red Bull.<\/p>\n<p>If Ricciardo can confirm the recent upward trend at Silverstone, Budapest and Spa and Perez does not improve significantly, Daniel could replace the Mexican in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ll know more by the summer break,&#8221; says\u2026 <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BMVWV3K9CO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/BMVWV3K9CO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fastest Pitstop (@FastestPitStop) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FastestPitStop\/status\/1809237799666602157?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c[Perez] knows it\u2019s unsustainable to not be scoring points \u2013 we have to be scoring points in that car, and he knows that, He knows his role and his target, so nobody is more eager than Checo to find his form again.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s something we\u2019re acutely aware of, that to win the constructors\u2019 championship you need both cars scoring.\u201d <strong>&#8211; Horner said after the British Grand Prix.<\/strong><\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perez will have two races left before the summer break to secure his seat. Namely the Hungarian and the Belgian Grand Prix. He will have the only chance to maintain his position and demonstrate an improving performance. He will probably stay if and only if he satisfies the requirements and position clauses in the contract mentioned.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As uncertainly looms over Perez\u2019s future with Red Bull, Red Bull junior driver, Liam Lawson is set to test Max Verstappen\u2019s RB20 at Silverstone for a filming day. Lawson will cover about 200 kilometers which is around 33 laps. How he performs could be crucial to <a  href=\"https:\/\/racingnews365.com\/perez-facing-red-bull-axe-if-slump-continues-button\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sergio Perez&#8217;s future<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sergio Perez is at risk of losing his seat despite recently signing a contract extension with Red Bull. F1&#8217;s silly season is getting sillier day by day. Drivers are concerned for their future and anxious to sign with a new team or renew their contracts with their existing teams. 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