Red Bull shares what plans the Austrian team has for Sergio Perez

Red Bull Racing's Sergio Perez is set to have a new role in the team moving forward. The Mexican, who will not be part of the driver lineup for the next season will continue to be a part of the Austrian team during show runs, which are public displays of earlier models of Red Bull's cars. These events have previously occured in cities like Dallas, Mumbai, and Lima.

Perez's exit as a Red Bull Racing driver was confirmed earlier this week. He will be making way for 22-year-old driver Liam Lawson, who will be taking his spot. Speaking about his future with talkSPORT was team boss Christian Horner, who said (via PlanetF1):

"He’s still going to be involved with the team. He will be doing a couple of show runs with us during next year."

Perez has been with Red Bull since 2021 and helped them win the constructors' title in 2022 and 2023. While it was announced mid-season that he would continue with RBR for the next year and more after he signed a contract extension, his performances in 2024 have contributed to the team's decision to replace him. As Horner described it:

“He’s just had a really tough year this year and we sat down last week – we’d obviously been talking about it a little bit beforehand – and decided that it was right for both of us, just to step back, for him to step out of the car, take a bit of time with his family, work out what he wants to do."

Perez scored only 152 points as compared to his teammate Max Verstappen's total of 437 points. Speaking about how this points difference contributed to Red Bull's hopes for winning the constructors' championship this season, Horner said:

“He was 280 [sic] points behind his team-mate this year. We lost the constructors’ championship by just over 70 points, so he knew that by his own high standards he wasn’t achieving what he wanted or what we needed as a team."

Sergio Perez completed the season in eight place in the standings, his lowest since joing Red Bull Racing. His highest finish in the drivers' championship with RBR was second in the 2023 season.

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Sergio Perez said farewell to Red Bull Racing

Sergio Perez with the Red Bull Racing team- Source: Getty

In a statement on X reflecting on his time with Red Bull Racing, Sergio Perez wrote about what it meant for him to have been a part of the team over the last few years.

"Driving for Red Bull has been an unforgettable experience, and I'll always cherish the success we achieved together."

He also relayed what it has also been like racing alongside the four-time world champion.

"It's also been an honor to race alongside Max as a teammate all these years and to share in our success."

Sergio Perez leaves Formula 1 with six wins, 39 podiums, and having raced in 282 Grand Prix.