Former Ferrari boss destroys Red Bull’s biggest card ‘Get Out of Jail’ with Sergio Perez contract

Sergio Perez extended his contract despite failing to finish the race in Monaco, and after being retained with the team, he had another DNF in Montreal. It seems that even after taking over at Red Bull, Checo is unable to perform as expected. In the last two races he dropped from P2 to P5 and this is not a result that Red Bull is happy with.

Ferrari is steadily closing in on Red Bull, but both of their cars have withdrawn from the Canadian Grand Prix and Milton Keynes’ team still has a chance to keep the lead. While Max Verstappen is doing everything he can to secure points for the team, Checo has missed the podium in more than half of the races. Now the question remains whether his 1+1 year clause will become a clause “get out of jail card” for Red Bull next year if Checo doesn’t play?

Peter Windsor explains Red Bull’s stance following Sergio Perez’s arrest

In the latest episode of F1 Livestream with Peter Windsor, the former Ferrari boss is asked an interesting question about Red Bull. stating, “I don’t want to start the conversation on a negative note, but do you think Pérez’s new contract will have to include a ‘get out of jail free’ card if Red Bull wants to move on to one of its Academy drivers in the future?”

To this question Windsor replied: “As I said, you have to say goodbye to a lot of money in terms of the package or the answers that it brings indirectly through Mexican branches of large American companies and even other companies. This is an important thing to say goodbye to. So I think if they didn’t renew his contract, they would do so because of his already poor performances.

The former team principal explained why Perez is an irreplaceable asset to the team, as he said: “The reality of a contract extension is that it is about more than just performances. And Max wants Pérez in the second car in the same way Lewis wanted to keep Bottas. Max’s opinion is no different from Lewis’s.”

Now we all know that before George Russell joined Mercedes, the team was constantly winning championships and Valtteri Bottas was Hamilton’s teammate. Following the line change, Mercedes suffered a blow as the team’s overall performance began to decline. The seven-time world champion wanted to keep his teammates as they had incredible synergy like Verstappen and Perez, which could be one of the reasons why Red Bull decided to keep Checo in the team.

What did Lewis Hamilton have to say about Valtteri Bottas leaving the team?

“You are bigger than you think and I know you have a bright future ahead of you.” – was the message Hamilton gave to Bottas when he was replaced by George Russell. The two drivers have been driving together since 2017, during which time Hamilton has won 4 championship titles. Knowing that Bottas was a huge asset, Hamilton wasn’t ready for his teammate to leave, but Toto Wolff ultimately made the decision.

Following the announcement of Bottas’ replacement with Russell, Lewis Hamilton posted a heartfelt post on X, sharing kind words for his teammate. Hamilton has always been Mercedes’ star, which caused Bottas to lose interest, but despite this, the Australian has always been a team player. Bottas played a part in helping Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton win the world title, but since he was replaced, Mercedes has not performed well.

Likewise, many believe that if Sergio Perez leaves Red Bull, Max Verstappen will lose a teammate who helped him win his first world champion trophy. Although Verstappen has a rule never to lose to Checo, he values ​​his teammate and is waiting for Perez to recover from his crisis.

Looking at the situation in Formula 1, do you think Sergio Perez will be able to regain his P2 in the Drivers’ Championship?