Perez signs new two-year deal with Red Bull

Sergio Perez has signed a caller two-year statement to enactment astatine Red Bull successful Formula 1 until nan extremity of 2026.

The world champions person decided to instrumentality pinch nan Mexican, who joined nan squad successful 2021, alternatively than move him for Carlos Sainz, who is disposable pursuing Lewis Hamilton’s determination to move to Ferrari from 2025.

Team main Christian Horner said: "Continuity and stableness are important for nan squad and some Checo and Max [Verstappen] are a successful and robust partnership."

Horner’s determination comes contempt a dip successful shape for Perez successful nan past 3 races successful Miami, Imola and Monaco, wherever he vanished fourth, eighth and collapsed retired connected nan first thigh aft qualifying 16th.

Horner said: "The past fewer races person been tough, location is convergence connected nan grid, but we are assured successful Checo and look guardant to his return to proven shape and performance, that we truthful often see."

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