Red Bull Racing and Sergio Perez have reached an agreement to part ways effective immediately, ending their four-year partnership.

Lawson was picked ahead of RB teammate Yuki Tsunoda for the promotion to Red Bull, while F2 runner-up Isack Hadjar takes Lawson’s spot as Tsunoda’s teammate for 2025. The 2025 F1 season starts on 16 March in Australia.

Red Bull senior advisor Helmut Marko points the finger solely at Sergio Perez for the title defeat which “hurt” the team. While Red Bull were unable to maintain their dominant ways in F1 2024 which had seen them storm to consecutive title doubles,

Perez had not won a race since April 2023, even as his teammate Max Verstappen has dominated F1, and was rarely competitive this season.

Pérez’s downturn in performance had big implications for Red Bull, which couldn’t defend the constructors’ championship.

Liam Lawson placed his “huge respect” for Sergio Perez on record after replacing him at Red Bull, as he readies to support a Constructors’ title push. Perez held on to his Red Bull seat against expectations over the 2024 summer break,

The Sergio Perez-Red Bull partnership, once brimming with promise, has come to an abrupt end. The post Red Bull’s Team Principal Gets Candid Over Sergio Perez’s Struggles Affecting the Constructor’s Championship appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Though Sergio Perez has officially stepped back as a Red Bull driver for 2025, Christian Horner has hinted at a new role in the team.

Christian Horner has confirmed that Sergio Perez will appear in a “couple of show runs” for Red Bull in F1 2025 despite losing his race seat to Liam Lawson. Red Bull announced this week that Perez will vacate his race seat for the F1 2025 season,