Perez: “I have nothing to prove” with cadilac after exiting the Red Bull F1

Sergio Perez It is said that his red bull replacement struggle shows that he has nothing to prove on his formula 1 return with Cadilac.

On Tuesday, Perez and Partner F1 Veteran and many race winners Vultiry botas The experience was presented as the pair that would lead the Cadilac charge as the 11th team of F1 in 2026. This news means that 35 -year -old Mexican will return to the grid after a one -year break.

At the end of 2024, just half a year after earning a contract expansion, Perez continued the conflict with the Red Bull’s Trickery 2024 car, making the team pay their contract, instead publicized first. Liam Lawson And then Yuki Sunoda Difficult seat next to Max Verustapane,

A brand-nine environment returned to the chain, six-time grand prix winner Perez says that after his character-building, he had “nothing to prove anything” after the difficult situations after the red bull departure, who have troubled their heirs even more in the seat.

“I think there is nothing to prove. Not only the current drivers or the next drivers who were on my seat, but even before that,” he said. “Now everyone forgets about it, but to create confidence mentally, to be consistently favorable, it is a very difficult place. This is a very unique challenge.

“I don’t think I have anything to prove that when you see the amount of digits they have made. It is like five points (seven points, really) throughout the season.

“For me, it is more for a return to enjoy the game. I want to enjoy the game I like, the game that I have given me a lot. The way I could not take the risk of leaving the way to leave the game, and that is why I am coming back with this new project. I hope it is a very successful. But in addition, I want to enjoy this return.”

Perce admitted that the difficult circumstances around his red bull, there was no guarantee when the F1 never returned to the early grid, which meant that it was important for him to take a long break from the competition and mentally disconnect mentally before giving a new challenge with the American team.

“For me, it was very important to get away from the game at this time, especially because it was only clear to the end of the year I was not going to continue with the red bull,” he revealed. “So, instead of jumping into something to stay on the grid, I needed to disconnect that time from the game and understand what I really wanted in my career.

“This was not very clear for me in the beginning, especially the first few months of the months, what I wanted to do next. The more I was talking to the Cadilac team, the more it became clear that it is what it encourages me to go back. It’s not just going back with a regular team to fight for podiums and races and points. This is a complete project.”

Asked what he learned from his time, he replied: “I learned about myself as a driver. I have been in the spotlight for my entire career – not only in Formula 1, even from carting days. Is.

This will also make it easier to accept the beginning of the back of the grid for payers, which will be a possible landscape in one year of the fleeing F1 adventure of the cadilac under the new 2026 rules. “Sometimes if your car is competitive, you make it on the podium, but sometimes you have done a tremendous run and you finish P15,” he said. “The driver who finishes the P15, knowing that (he) has maximized the team and they are progressing, that there should be something to feel proud to watch the game from outside.”