Sergio Perez has pointed to the destiny of his Pink Bull successors as he nears a return to F1.
Perez misplaced his Pink Bull race seat on the finish of final season after an extended interval of poor efficiency.
Liam Lawson was thrown in alongside Max Verstappen however lasted simply two disastrous grands prix at first of 2025.
Yuki Tsunoda has since been within the second Pink Bull however has additionally fared poorly and there may be hypothesis about whether or not he’ll make the F1 2026 driver line-up.
The second seat at Pink Bull is infamous for chewing up and spitting out good drivers, together with Alex Albon even earlier than Perez.
Sergio Perez factors to ‘improvement curve’ at Pink Bull
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Sergio Perez can be again driving for Cadillac in 2026 however has thought of why he’s not alone in struggling to deal with the second Pink Bull automobile.
“I believe it is simply the entire dynamics of the crew,” Perez advised Sky Sports activities about why the position is so difficult.
“Every part is pushed… clearly they’ve a singular expertise over there with Max and all the things and if you get there, the event curve they’ve, it’s totally tough for the second driver that’s there to mainly adapt to the automobile.
“It is a very distinctive automobile, very distinctive driving model that I managed to outlive for a few years however it’s tough and it is the best way it really works, and you’ve got seen it with nice drivers earlier than my time and even after my time.
“I believe Yuki and Liam, they’ve scored [seven] factors or one thing like that.
“So it is rather, very tough, very tough and so they’re improbable drivers, , however it’s simply the best way it’s to drive it.”
Perez’s incapacity to incessantly rating factors final season was a key cause that Pink Bull conceded the constructors’ championship to McLaren.
However even with Perez sidelined, Pink Bull’s plight has obtained even worse.
Their RB21 has been extraordinarily problematic this season, even for Verstappen who’s 97 factors from championship chief Oscar Piastri.
It has thrown new mild onto what Perez achieved at Pink Bull and the way his time ended.
At his peak he was a useful No2 driver who brilliantly defended in opposition to Lewis Hamilton on the infamous 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to assist Verstappen win his first F1 title.
After one season off the grid, Perez and Valtteri Bottas have been signed up as Cadillac’s drivers.
His expertise and potential to steer improvement is an important cause that Perez stood out to F1’s latest crew.
With some doubt over Pink Bull’s second driver – and their automobile’s competitiveness when the F1 2026 rules start – Perez can be a well-recognized face when he strains up in a rival automobile.
