Christian Horner says Sergio Perez is “wise” enough to know that F1 is a “results-based business” and the only big result he can contribute to is the Constructors’ Championship.

Perez He endured another miserable weekend at the Brazilian Grand Prix, where he scored a solitary point, putting more pressure on the Mexican driver’s shoulders amid reports that he may not even finish the season with Red Bull.

Sergio Pérez is “wise enough” to know that he needs results

That was refuted by Red Bull Motorsport advisor Helmut Marko, however in doing so he made it clear that Perez’s place in the team is not secure for 2025 despite the driver signing a new contract earlier this year.

“We are currently evaluating everything,” Marko told the Austrian newspaper. small newspaper. “Decisions will only be made after Abu Dhabi.”

Scoring a single point in Brazil, where he placed eighth in the Sprint race, while Max Verstappen added 31, including the Grand Prix win, Perez has scored just eight points in the last five races. In that time, Red Bull not only lost the lead in the Constructors’ Championship to McLaren in Baku, but also fell behind Ferrari in Mexico.

With 544 points on the board, the current world champions are 49 points behind McLaren and 13 behind Ferrari.

Perez’s future could be determined by whether or not he is able to help Red Bull regain control of the team standings, as that remains one of Red Bull’s big goals in the final three races of the season. and perhaps in the last three of Pérez’s career. The Red Bull race too.

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“Formula One, as we know, is a results-based business,” Horner said. Talk SPORT“and Sergio is very, very aware of it.

“And you know, he’s not happy with how the season has gone, as you would expect. So yes, he is big enough, old enough and wise enough to recognize that.

“But our focus is also still on the Constructors’ Championship and we need Sergio to be up there scoring points in these last two races, or the last three, if we want to have any chance of challenging Ferrari or McLaren.”

Horner is well aware that it won’t be easy for Red Bull given the competition, as both McLaren and Ferrari are in good form with two wins each in the last five Grands Prix.

“It’s complicated,” he admitted. “We had a very strong start, but then other teams achieved very good form during the summer months, and it is only recently that we have started to regain real performance from the car, winning the Sprint race in Austin and now the Grand Prix. Award in Brazil.

“But still, everything is at stake: three Grands Prix, a Sprint race, still ahead. So there are still a lot of points available.”

Although there are 85 points at stake in the Drivers Championshipthat Max Verstappen leads with 62 points ahead of Lando Norris, there are 146 at stake in the Constructors’ championship.

Perez has been defiant over rumors that Liam Lawson could sack him, insisting he will be a Red Bull driver next season.

When asked if he was worried about not being around much longer, he told media in Brazil: “No, not at all. They’re just rumors, at the end of the day.

“You’ll see me in Las Vegas, you’ll see me next year. “I’m not the one who worries about that.”

Pressed by Marko’s comment that it was not certain he would stay until 2025, the driver added: “Well, I know. That’s all I can say.”

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