D-day for Perez but 2025 F1 announcement may have to wait

Red Bull says it would agree sergio perez “The right and appropriate way to move forward” during discussions today to decide his Formula 1 future.

But while a meeting involving the team’s shareholders is expected to define the line-up of both of Red Bull’s F1 squads for 2025, it is believed an announcement regarding its final decision may not come for a few days Is.

And that may be because the team wants to wait until after Tuesday’s Abu Dhabi Test, which involves Yuki TsunodaRaced in a Red Bull car for the first time, before joining his squad line-up.

Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko told Motorsport.com: “All the facts will be discussed, and I think a decision will be made. When will it be announced? I don’t think it will be Monday.

“And of course we will wait for the outcome (of the trial) before announcing the decision.”

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner explained that it was important that the organization finished the season before he could properly evaluate things with Pérez and figure out what was in both of their best interests.

“Obviously these discussions will take place between Checo and the team,” he said. “Now we’ve got the season, we’ll sit down with him and reflect on the season – and obviously where it went wrong – and work out collectively what’s the right and appropriate way to move forward.

“He has done a great job for this team. “So we will sit down and reflect on this season and how we move forward.”

This year, Pérez has lacked a points-scoring performance this season max verstappen Captured the Drivers’ Championship, contributing to Red Bull’s third-place finish in the Constructors’ title chase.

Verstappen won the title with 437 points, while Pérez could only score 152 points and finished eighth in the standings. Red Bull’s total score in the Constructors’ Championship was 589 ferrari taking 652 more mclaren 666.

Horner said the reality of the points deficit was something that was difficult to accept, and left him under no illusions that he needed to beef up his driver line-up if he had any hope of performing better in 2025.

“I think you can see the importance of two drivers scoring on a regular basis in the Constructors’ Championship,” he said. “it is crucial.

“Ferrari will be stronger with its line-up next year. McLaren has a strong line-up. mercedes One of his seats will be occupied by an inexperienced driver.

“So for our team, it is very important that both of our drivers are performing well, and there is no significant difference.”

Asked if there was a scenario in which he could see Perez remaining onboard, Horner said: “He’s still our driver. So it would be wrong for me to predict what next year will be like until he and I sit down and discuss this year, and we think about it as a team.