Sergio Perez has signed a new contract with red bull and promised to work in the team until 2024 Perez won the Monaco Grand Prix on May 29 and now ranks third in the drivers' Championship: 6 points behind Ferrari's Charles Leclair and 16 points behind Red Bull teammate Max vistapan.
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The Mexican joined Red Bull from racing point at the end of 2020, achieved 5 podiums in 21 departures and won the fourth place in 2020/2021 season. This season, Perez has been on the podium four times in seven games, winning once and finishing second three times.
Shortly after signing the new contract, Perez wrote on Twitter: "thank you for all the trust. Thank you for letting me stay in this family for another two years! Vamooos!" It is reported that his Red Bull team currently tops the team championship in seven races, 36 points ahead of Ferrari and 101 points ahead of Mercedes.
The current world champion vistapan has signed with red bull until 2028. Perez's new contract means that the two will be teammates for at least another two years. Vestapan praised Perez after the Mexicans helped defeat Lewis Hamilton's championship challenge last year. After the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which decided the championship, vestapan said: "I think if there was no checo, I would not sit here now, because in that case, they would have a pit stop gap because of safety cars and other things, so checo's performance today is absolutely incredible." The Belgian Dutch driver went on to say that he hoped his cooperation with Perez would be long-term.
However, after Perez's recent Monaco Grand Prix victory, vistapan's attitude may have changed. Jos vestapan, the father of the world champion, attacked in a blog post, which showed that there might be a rift between the two drivers. Old vistapan pointed out that his son did not get the help of Red Bull team strategy and called it "disappointing". However, old vistapan also said that winning Monaco was a special event and he was happy for Perez. The impact of Monaco on the title race and the relationship between vistapan and Perez remains to be seen. Judging from the current situation, the world champion seems very satisfied with his teammates.
Peres extended his time at Red Bull to temporarily lock in all the positions of the three top teams in the sport. Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes are unlikely to change their driver lineup until 2023 at the earliest. This will make the opportunity for new drivers to try to force their way into the stage very limited.
Alphatauri, another team of the energy beverage company, has long been a testing ground for potential Red Bull drivers. Peres ensures his seat until 2024, which makes Red Bull team 2 drivers pierregasley and Yuki kakuda almost have no chance to be promoted to red bull's senior team in the next two seasons. The two men may be considering their options, because the positions of other organizations have been opened, and gasley is more likely to move forward. The Frenchman is likely to move to Austin Martin or McLaren.
Some locations may still be open. If danielricardio does not renew his contract, McLaren may have a place. If Sebastian Vettel decides to stop at the end of the season, astonmartin may also have a place. Mick Schumacher is also facing dismissal after several crashes and worries about his speed. Therefore, even if Peres' renewal does limit some things, there are still some options.