Sergio Perez's billionaire sponsor Carlos Slim speaks out on Red Bull axe rumours

Sergio Perez has had the backing of Mexico's wealthiest household for galore years and Carlos Slim has present spoken retired amid changeless speculation implicit his Red Bull future

The mega-rich Mexican household which has bankrolled Sergio Perez's motorsport vocation has been near baffled by the changeless speculation implicit his Formula 1 future.

The Mexican is simply a multi-race-winner with Red Bull but has besides faced regular scrutiny implicit his position. He has been nether much unit than ever this season, arsenic a effect of what Perez himself admits has been "a unspeakable year".

But, arsenic it stands, Perez inactive has his spot alongside Max Verstappen and besides has a declaration for the 2025 season. Team main Christian Horner reminded everyone of that arsenic helium fielded much questions implicit the Mexican's aboriginal successful his homeland this weekend.

Carlos Slim Domit, whose begetter - besides named Carlos - was the world's wealthiest antheral successful 2013, has helped to concern Perez's full motorsport vocation and is simply a important sponsor for Red Bull arsenic a effect of the 34-year-old's beingness successful their operator line-up.

According to Forbes, Carlos Slim Snr and his household stay 19th connected the planetary affluent list. And, speaking astir the speculation that Red Bull could amusement Perez the door, Carlos Jnr expressed disorder that the antheral helium sponsors has been the taxable of truthful galore rumours.

He said: "I deliberation helium has made it clear, I bash not recognize wherefore determination are truthful galore doubts [over Perez's future]. He has a contract, helium has made that clear. Christian confirmed it."

Perez volition person tremendous enactment from fans astatine his location contention this weekend, arsenic always, careless of the acheronian clouds that person gathered. Ahead of his homecoming, helium admitted that his results successful 2024 person not been bully capable for a Red Bull Racing driver.

He said: "I cognize I person had a unspeakable season. It started truly well, but it has been really, truly difficult. If I person a beardown effect [in Mexico City], it tin decidedly alteration my play massively successful presumption of idiosyncratic feeling. So I americium truly up for it."

His struggles person seen McLaren look arsenic the favourites to triumph the constructors' title portion Red Bull are besides successful information of dropping down Ferrari into 3rd place. Perez said "finishing 2nd oregon 3rd makes nary difference" arsenic they "really privation to triumph it", and insisted helium is not listening to the sound astir his position.

He added: "This is Formula 1 - sometimes the results are not coming, and you conscionable person to marque definite you support your caput down. You absorption connected the worldly that you tin power and the remainder is thing that you cannot get bothered with."