Sergio Perez Departs Red Bull With Immediate Effect After Difficult F1 Season

Red Bull has announced that under-pressure Mexican driver Sergio Perez has departed the Formula One outfit after four seasons, with Liam Lawson tipped to become world champion Max Verstappen's new teammate.

Perez, 34, joined Red Bull in 2021 and helped the team earn two constructors' titles and completed a drivers' standings one-two with four-time world champion Verstappen in 2023.

He won five Grands Prix over 90 starts in Red Bull colours, including a victory at the Monaco GP and a double in Azerbaijan.

During the 2024 season, Perez and Red Bull signed a contract extension, tying the pair together until 2026.

However, the Guadalajara-native's form dropped drastically after that deal and he picked up just nine points from his final eight race weekends.