Sergio Perez has moved to silence rumours suggesting he may very well be about to announce his retirement from F1.
F1 journalist Joe Saward had recommended earlier this week that Perez was planning to announcement his retirement at his house race in Mexico Metropolis in late October.
“One attention-grabbing hearsay in Singapore was that Perez and Crimson Bull have labored out a plan that may see him announce his retirement in Mexico, giving him a extra light exit than being fired and might be much less painful for Crimson Bull gross sales within the Americas,” Saward wrote.
“This is able to give Crimson Bull the possibility to buy round for a brand new driver in 2025. Regardless of its costly younger driver programmes, Crimson Bull doesn’t have somebody able to step up alongside Max Verstappen.”
On Sunday, Perez took to X (previously Twitter) to deal with the hypothesis by sharing a well-known clip from the movie ‘The Wolf of Wall Avenue’ which states: “I’m not leaving”.
The Mexican, whose future past the top of the season stays unsure amid his continued struggles alongside Crimson Bull teammate Max Verstappen, just lately admitted that retirement had briefly crossed his thoughts.
“These previous six months I did give it some thought [leaving F1], but it surely took me three seconds to make the choice,” Perez informed DAZN.
“In the long run, it will be the simple route, after so a few years to stop and type of surrender. I’d by no means have forgiven myself for that.
“I wish to end my profession after I need and never when somebody tells me. That’s my principal focus: to get to the purpose the place I can determine my future.
“For now I’m very motivated, to be trustworthy, I actually wish to proceed in F1. I get pleasure from it. Particularly the great occasions you actually get pleasure from, however you additionally be taught to benefit from the unhealthy ones.”
Perez did point out that his present deal, which runs till the top of 2025, will seemingly be his final.
“For now I’ve two extra years on my contract, and two years in F1 is a very long time, however I do know that the top is getting nearer,” he added.
“I don’t see myself racing right here like Fernando for instance, whom I love vastly for all the things he does at his age.
“It’s not that I wouldn’t prefer to, however as a result of I’ve babies and I need to spend so much extra time with them. On the finish of the day, they would be the limiting issue.”
