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Sergio Perez admits “it won’t be difficult” to quit F1 and makes Max Verstappen claim
Perez has a seat secured on the grid until at least the end of the 2024 season, but says he will know when the right time comes to call it a day
Sergio Perez has a contract with Red Bull for two more seasons after this
Sergio Perez has a contract with Red Bull for two more seasons after this(Getty Images)
By Daniel Moxon
19:18, 5 Aug 2022
Sergio Perez sees himself racing in Formula 1 beyond the expiry of his current Red Bull contract – but admits when the time comes to walk away it “won’t be difficult”.
Sergio Perez admits “it won’t be difficult” to quit F1 and makes Max
The Mexican signed a new deal earlier this year which secures his place on the grid until the end of the 2024 season. It means Perez is guaranteed to remain in F1 until at least a few weeks before his 35th birthday.
But as things stand, he has absolutely no intention of calling it a day at that point. Whether or not he will be offered a fresh extension by Red Bull between now and then, Perez believes he will still want to continue racing.
Formula 1 will be your life and you can’t just leave that behind – and yet it won’t be difficult for me in the end. The best moments of my life have nothing to do with racing.
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For exampl, the birth of my children. But even the simple things mean a lot to me. If I can get a taco in Mexico for 20 pesos and spend time with my family, these are moments that you don’t experience in Formula 1.”
It has been a strange season so far for Perez. His haul of 173 points is by some margin his best ever return after 13 races of an F1 season, yet there is still the feeling that he must do more.
His Monaco Grand Prix victory was a shining example of what he is capable of, but he is yet to win more than one race in a single season.
