"Yeah...Checo ain't leaving Red Bull next season": Fans react to Sergio Perez featuring on F1's multi-year partnership with Nestle

Fans feel Sergio Perez will not be replaced by Red Bull for the 2025 season and as he was featured on the new F1 - Nestle partnership's creative. He was earlier speculated to be replaced by the team because of his subpar performances.

Red Bull lost their grip at the top of the Constructors' Championship and fell down to third place in the standings earlier this season. While the team's once-dominant car has lost its edge, Perez's recent performance, compared to Verstappen's, has also significantly contributed to this decline.

Despite the two-year extension RBR gave him earlier this season, Perez's performances led most fans to think that the team would replace him in 2025 to preserve its position amongst the top teams. However, F1 recently revealed a multi-year deal with Nestle, as KitKat was named the "Official F1 Chocolate Bar." Sergio Perez's picture was featured in the announcement, which suggested that the Mexican might be staying with the team.

Seemingly displeased with the speculation, fans raged out on social media. A user wrote:

"Yeah...Checo ain't leaving Red Bull next season"

"Checo isn’t going anywhere huh?" Another fan commented.

"He’s not losing that damn seat," a user claimed.

Another user also claimed that the sport's top authorities might have somehow asked the team to extend the contract with Perez.

"Perez staying on the grid next season as well one way or another," another fan wrote.

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"It was a difficult race for Checo": Red Bull boss analyzes Sergio Perez's Brazil weekend, expects to fight "hard" in Vegas

The 2024 F1 Brazilian Grand Prix was one of the most exciting races of the season so far. Max Verstappen stole the show, converting a remarkable P17 start into a stunning victory, despite the challenging conditions.

However, his teammate Sergio Perez had a difficult time getting around the track. Spinning on the first lap dropped him to the back of the grid and later, he struggled to fight in the midfield. In the end, he finished out of the points in P11.

Reviewing Perez's weekend, team principal Christian Horner acknowledged that it was a difficult race for him. However, he expressed confidence in their ability to challenge the competition at the upcoming Las Vegas Grand Prix.

"It was a difficult race for Checo,” Horner said. "Spinning at the beginning of the race drops him down. It was an opportunity in the constructors’ to take a big chunk out of both Ferrari and McLaren and unfortunately, we’ve not been able to capitalise on that."

"Obviously, that’s frustrating, but we’ll go away and have a look at it and come back hopefully fighting hard in Vegas," he added.

Max Verstappen comfortably leads the Drivers' World Championship with 393 points in his bag. Meanwhile, Sergio Perez is down in eighth position with just 151 points to his credit.