Cadillac had questions concerning Sergio Perez’s motivation following the disappointing finish to his time at Pink Bull, however have been absolutely satisfied to signal him after conferences with the six-time race winner.
Perez signed a two-year contract extension at Pink Bull final summer time however was then dropped on the finish of 2024 after scoring simply 33 factors within the remaining 13 rounds. The Mexican was left with out a seat for this season however has been signed by Cadillac for its debut season alongside Valtteri Bottas, and Cadillac F1 Workforce and TWG Motorsports CEO Dan Towriss says the group addressed Perez’s departure from Pink Bull throughout talks.
“Definitely there was a number of dialog across the hole, having been out for a full 12 months,” Towriss stated. “I feel while you have a look at Valtteri, he is on the monitor each weekend, proper? And so it was vital for us to type of know the place Sergio’s at when it comes to his need to be again in Formulation 1, and in addition his perception in our mission in main the Cadillac Formulation 1 Workforce. And we could not have been extra happy along with his response.
“I feel, once more, in our conferences with him, he outperformed, I suppose. When you would say we had questions, we had skepticism round a few of these issues and he answered all of our questions, handed our exams with flying colours. And so we have been happy to place him ahead.”
The poor run of type for Perez got here whereas teammate Max Verstappen gained the drivers’ championship, however the subsequent struggles for each Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda at Pink Bull additionally performed an element in Cadillac’s pondering because it appeared past every driver’s outcomes.
“We spent a number of time previous expertise and type of what the state of the world was at Sauber, and actually how Valtteri carried out with the automobile that is there and type of qualifying efficiency versus race efficiency,” Towriss added.
“After which specifically, in all probability the extra sophisticated state of affairs was Pink Bull, proper? That is been an fascinating type of saga to observe, a group that is actually constructed round one driver, however has two. And clearly not one of the different drivers have fared nicely in that second seat from that standpoint.
“So we did take a number of time to speak to individuals at Pink Bull and get info and suggestions. The method was prolonged and thorough from that standpoint.
“And once more, I feel what which means is having appeared by all that, we really feel superb about Checo, his need to be in Formulation 1, to make an announcement, to indicate the efficiency that he has and type of put that final season or so from Pink Bull within the rear view mirror.”
