Red Bull, Perez renews – Horner: “Calm down, show continuity” – News

Perez, surprise candidacy

This first glimpse of the world championship recorded a clear improvement from Sergio Perezcapable of completing the Red Bull double on three occasions in the first five weekends of 2024. These performances have relaunched the Mexican driver’s prices for a possible contract renewal with the team, a circumstance that seemed very unlikely after a more than disappointing last season despite a dominant single-seater.

The Mexican is in a hurry

After receiving compliments from both Christian Horner and Helmut Marko, Sergio Perez would like to make the most of his excellent form by closing the renewal agreement. But Red Bull doesn’t seem inclined to grant him a two-year deal and would only like to guarantee him a one-year dealto keep their hands free, perhaps thinking of bringing Alexander Albon back home in 2026.

Horner blocks it

“I fear we are no closer to confirming our drivers for 2025“, Christian Horner told the media in China: “We’re only at the fifth race and there’s a lot of talk about drivers for next year, it’s incredible.”. The British manager preaches calm: “We are very satisfied with our two drivers, but we don’t need to make an immediate decision at this point in the year. Max has a long-term contract, Checo doesn’t but he is riding very well”.

In particular, Horner does not want to give in to Perez’s pressure: “Sergio obviously would like an announcement tomorrow, but we are in no particular hurry. We are in a fortunate position, many would like to drive for the team. We want to make sure Checo can show continuity and we will evaluate these options in due course. We are in no hurry.”