“I wasn’t worried at all”– Sergio Perez reveals he was never concerned about losing his F1 seat after 2021 season

Sergio Perez reveals that it didn’t concern him when rumours of him being replaced at Red Bull started to flare amidst erratic performances.

Red Bull brought in Sergio Perez after he had a terrific performative year in 2020. As Red Bull struggled to replace Daniel Ricciardo, he was viewed as the appropriate partner for Max Verstappen for the 2021 season.

However, the 2021 season brought in many challenges for Perez. The Mexican race driver struggled to settle in Red Bull’s car. Therefore, it led to several underwhelming performances by him.

Eventually, Red Bull optimized his car according to his strengths, and his performance got improved. Especially in the second half of the season.

But his struggling phase with Red Bull brought in several unpleasant rumours of Red Bull axing him after the 2021 season. However, Perez claims that he was hardly worried about his future.

“No, I wasn’t worried at all,” said Perez to RaceFans. “I mean, at this stage of my career, it’s hard to get worried about not getting a seat. I think we matched really well, really quickly within the Red Bull family.”

“Very early on, Helmut and Christian told me to not look anywhere else because they wanted to carry on with me.”

Also read: Red Bull pay a magnanimous tribute to Sergio Perez for his heroics versus Lewis Hamilton at Abu Dhabi

Pierre Gasly to replace Sergio Perez soon?

Despite Perez being confirmed for the 2022 season, now there are rumours of Pierre Gasly dethroning the Mexican in 2023. The recent interview of the Frenchman hinted that he is expecting a second spell with Red Bull in 2023.

“I don’t know what they’re going to plan. They’re saying that probably in 2023, there could be an option. I’ll try to put myself in the best position for that, but it’s a discussion that we know we’re going to have next year with Red Bull.”

Also read: Sergio Perez talks about Christian Horner’s dedication towards Red Bull’s success

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Tanish Chachra

Tanish Chachra is the Motorsport editor at The SportsRush. He saw his first race when F1 visited India in 2011, and since then, his romance with the sport has been seasonal until he took up this role in 2020. Reigniting F1's coverage on this site, Tanish has fallen in love with the sport all over again. He loves Kimi Raikkonen and sees a future world champion in Oscar Piastri. Away from us, he loves to snuggle inside his books.

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