MEXICO CITY – Sergio Perez’s self-proclaimed “horrible” season took one other flip for the more severe on Saturday as he certified 18th for his residence race.
Perez didn’t progress by Q1, ending 0.8s off teammate Max Verstappen’s time in the identical session.
The end result will do little to quieten the noise which has lingered round his future all season.
Though Perez has a contract for 2025, Crimson Bull is believed to be assessing Liam Lawson at RB as a possible alternative for subsequent season.
“It is clearly very disappointing,” Perez mentioned after the session. “It is a grand prix I need to do very well, it is this one. Sadly it has been actually troublesome and tough, this occasion.”
Perez recommended he has been preventing with the identical automobile situation for a short while.
“I am been struggling fairly a bit with braking. Each time I attempt to brake and assault the braking, I simply put an excessive amount of power by the tyres, and that makes it very tough for me to cease the automobile.
“It has been there for the final three races, the place I can’t cease the automobile. I am having to modulate quite a bit my braking, and that is one thing we will see within the information, however we aren’t in a position to repair it for the time being.”
Crimson Bull boss Christian Horner has dismissed recommendations Crimson Bull are taking a look at various choices.
“Checo is our driver,” Horner mentioned on Friday. “He is contracted for 2025. He is aggressive. He is hungry. He isn’t pleased with the place he presently is. As a crew, we’re doing our easiest to help him.”
