The Mexican driver began the season with a trio of second places and a third place in China, while looking on track to potentially secure another one-two finish alongside red bull teammate Max Verstappen.

Unfortunately, his season has fallen apart since that race, failing to finish on the podium since the Sprint Race in Miami.

Little by little he has been descending in the rankings and now occupies last place among all the drivers in the top category of Formula 1.

Perez is even behind both Mercedes drivers despite Lewis Hamilton describing his car as the worst during his decade with the manufacturer, and with Verstappen on the verge of winning his fourth world championship, the difference in their performances is stark.

Unsurprisingly, Red Bull is considering dropping Perez before next season.

Eddie Jordan was speaking in Formula for Success Podcast and suggested that if he were in Christian Horner’s position, he would do everything he could to sign Carlos Sainz.

He £6 million a year He has already committed his future to Williams for 2025 after being ruled out to make way for Lewis Hamilton at Ferrari next year.

Eddie Jordan would hire Carlos Sainz to replace Sergio Pérez if he were boss of Red Bull

A fan asked Jordan if he thinks Sainz could replace Pérez at Red Bull and said: “Do you know what I love about Anchors (fans of his podcast)? They think about things differently than we do.

“It’s what should happen (Sainz replacing Pérez) and if I were the boss of Red Bull, remember that Carlos Sainz came into the Red Bull family many, many years ago.

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“So it’s not about someone who just came from Ferrari or who just came in from the cold.

“It comes from the fact that he was a Red Bull driver.

“Which is what I told Carlos Sr., you never know what door is going to open for you because Formula 1 is full of intrigue, it’s full of excitement, it’s full of the unknown, you can’t believe what’s likely to happen. “. happen.

“And that’s one of the scenarios that could happen, but it’s unlikely at the moment.”

How Christian Horner feels about hiring Carlos Sainz to replace Sergio Pérez

Pérez may be concerned about how airtight his Red Bull contract is given the pressure on his performances is relentless at the moment.

The more you look at each of Perez’s races, the more he seems to struggle compared to his teammate.

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While Verstappen was showing his world champion credentials in Brazil, Pérez was recovering from an early spin and failing to overtake Hamilton and Liam Lawson to score points.

Horner rules out a move for Sainz but he may regret not making an offer for the 30-year-old when he was still a free agent for 2025.

He was by far the strongest candidate available on the driver market and now Red Bull may have to take a risk with Franco Colapinto to solve the riddle of its alignment.

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