Sergio Perez, after a four-year stint with Red Bull Racing, will not be returning to the team for the 2025 Formula 1 season. The 34-year-old Mexican driver, who won five races and secured 29 podium finishes with Red Bull, failed to replicate his 2023 season performance in 2024. With his future uncertain, Perez's departure opens up a seat at Red Bull, with Liam Lawson as the favored candidate to replace him.
Perez, nicknamed “Checo,” had not won a race since April 2023. Over that same span, Verstappen won 26 races and secured the drivers' world championship in both 2023 and 2024 to make it. Perez finished second in the standings behind Verstappen in 2023 before fading to finish eighth in 2024 as Red BullOver his four-year run with Red Bull, Perez won five races and secured 29 podium finishes.
As for who will replace Perez, two candidates are Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda, who finished the 2024 season driving for Red Bull's sister team. According to, Lawson reportedly is expected to get the nod over Tsunoda despite his lack of F1 experience .
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