{"id":35076,"date":"2025-06-27T07:56:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T06:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/?p=35076"},"modified":"2025-12-31T02:09:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T02:09:04","slug":"sergio-perez-slams-red-bull-for-not-protecting-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/sergio-perez-slams-red-bull-for-not-protecting-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Sergio Perez Slams Red Bull For Not &#8216;Protecting&#8217; Him"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/f1\/drivers\/sergio-perez\">Sergio Perez<\/a> has openly criticised Red Bull for failing to back him during a tense 2024 season, saying the team allowed speculation to escalate despite having a contract in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Red Bull recently confirmed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liamlawson30.com\/\">Liam Lawson<\/a> would replace Perez for 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking on the podcast Desde el Paddock, Perez revealed, \u201cI had a signed contract in Monaco, but from the next race onwards, everyone was talking about my future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He continued, \u201cIt would have been easy for the team to protect me&#8230; But that wasn&#8217;t the case.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Perez, the relentless focus on his status created pressure that disrupted his side of the garage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Performance Decline and Future Opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although Perez had five race wins and played a vital role supporting Max Verstappen, his performance slipped as the 2024 season progressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mistakes in qualifying and races saw him fall to eighth in the standings, prompting Red Bull\u2019s decision to part ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Red Bull still struggles with its second seat, with neither Lawson nor Tsunoda delivering consistent results in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perez is now exploring options for a return to F1 and has been linked with Cadillac ahead of their 2026 debut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His experience and sponsorship backing from companies like KitKat and Heineken make him a strong contender for new teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, he will face competition from other experienced drivers like Valtteri Bottas and Mick Schumacher.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sergio Perez has openly criticised Red Bull for failing to back him during a tense 2024 season, saying the team allowed speculation to escalate despite having a contract in place. 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Speaking on the podcast Desde el Paddock, Perez revealed, \u201cI had a signed contract in Monaco, but from the next race onwards, everyone was talking about my future.\u201d He continued, \u201cIt would have been easy for the team to protect me&#8230; But that wasn&#8217;t the case.\u201d According to Perez, the relentless focus on his status created pressure that<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":30763,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,21,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-driver-market","category-featured","category-latest-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sergio Perez Slams Red Bull For Not &#039;Protecting&#039; Him<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"According to Sergio Perez, the relentless focus on his status created pressure that disrupted his side of the garage.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/sergio-perez-slams-red-bull-for-not-protecting-him\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sergio Perez Slams Red Bull For Not &#039;Protecting&#039; 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