F1 driver signed for 2025 told there is 'not a chance' he will keep his seat

Given the fiscal powerfulness of astir Formula 1 teams, operator contracts are seldom worthy the insubstantial they are written connected and Sergio Perez could soon find that retired the hard way

Eddie Jordan is adamant determination is "not a chance" Red Bull volition proceed to tract the struggling Sergio Perez adjacent year.

The 34-year-old won a caller declaration earlier this twelvemonth which was announced successful June. But wrong a substance of weeks his aboriginal was successful the spotlight again and results successful the months since person not helped his case.

Spared the axe implicit the summertime break, Red Bull were looking to thoroughfare races successful Baku and Singapore, wherever the Mexican has fared good successful the past, arsenic opportunities for their operator to rediscover his champion form.

But contempt a decent showing successful Azerbaijan, Perez has continued to struggled and adjacent failed to people points astatine his location contention past month. And with conscionable 3 rounds remaining, clip is moving retired for the 34-year-old to prevention his Red Bull future.

He has that declaration for 2025 but, arsenic demonstrated by the brutal axing of Daniel Ricciardo from sister squad RB successful September, Red Bull are not acrophobic to teardrop up deals if operator bash not perform. And it appears they are lining up the Australian's replacement, Liam Lawson, to regenerate Perez if they consciousness the request to bash so.

Red Bull look acceptable to miss retired connected the constructors' rubric and, with Max Verstappen dominating proceedings successful the drivers' championship, the blasted volition autumn squarely with Perez. He has scored 242 less than the Dutchman and is eighth successful the standings, putting him beneath each different operator from the apical 4 teams.

Given those damning statistics, former F1 squad proprietor Jordan is convinced Perez volition soon beryllium shown the door. He said arsenic overmuch arsenic helium discussed the Mexican's concern connected his Formula For Success podcast with co-host and erstwhile Red Bull operator David Coulthard.

The Irishman said: "Perez has present had, however galore chances has helium had? Do you deliberation helium volition person a thrust adjacent year, David? Not a chance. Not a chance. He is simply a lovely, lovely, beauteous guy. But we cognize beauteous guys bash not triumph you galore Grand Prix.

"Whereas Lawson is the deal, helium is portion of the household there, helium is portion of the makeup, helium is the idiosyncratic that should beryllium successful that car." And portion Coulthard intelligibly has plentifulness of sympathy for Perez, the Scot could not assistance but hold and replied: "Look, I americium not going to disagree with the information Checo [is a] beauteous guy.

"He has been a Grand Prix winner. He has been a loyal servant arsenic the squad person been to him. But unless thing happens successful the adjacent 3 races that gives you a full batch of assurance that it is conscionable an contented with his car, past the penning is very, precise boldly connected the wall."