MADRID, 31 May. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Mexican driver Sergio Pérez, known as ‘Checo’, has renewed this Tuesday with the Oracle Red Bull Racing team until 2024, extending his bond with the team by two years, as confirmed in a statement.
“Following his maiden win at the Monaco Grand Prix, Oracle Red Bull Racing is pleased to announce that Sergio Perez has committed his future to the team with a two-year extension to his current contract,” Red Bull announced.
The Mexican signed for the Austrian team at the end of 2020, and in his first season he achieved his best result in Formula 1 with 190 points and his fourth place in the World Championship, in a year in which he added his victory in the Grand Prix of Azerbaijan and four other podiums.
The 32-year-old driver, who signed this new contract before the Monaco race, is currently third in the Drivers’ Championship, with 110 points and four podiums, including the first pole position for a Mexican driver at the Saudi Grand Prix. Saudi Arabia and its historic victory at the Monaco GP.
“For me, it has been an incredible week, winning the Monaco Grand Prix is a dream for any driver and announcing that I will continue with the team until 2024 makes me extremely happy. I am very proud to be a member of this team and now I feel like at home,” Pérez said in statements to the team’s official media reported by Europa Press.
‘Checo’, who with Monaco is already the Mexican driver with the most victories (3) in Formula 1, also valued his relationship with the Dutchman Max Verstappen. “We’re working really well together, it’s helping us push ourselves even further. We’ve built tremendous momentum as a team and this season is showing it, I’m excited to see where that can take us all in the future,” he said.
For his part, the executive director of Red Bull, Christian Horner, stressed the “fantastic work” of Pérez. “He has shown that not only is he a magnificent team driver, but as he increases his comfort level, he is a real force to be reckoned with at the front of the grid,” he described. Mexican.
“This year he has taken another step forward and the gap to Verstappen has narrowed significantly, as evidenced by his excellent pole position in Jeddah earlier this year and his wonderful victory in Monaco. We are delighted that ‘Checo’ will continue to race for the team until 2024. We believe we have a driver pairing that can bring us the biggest prizes,” Horner said.