Long on unfavorable waivers, Sergio Perez finally lost his starting place at Red Bull. He can nevertheless console himself by consulting his bank account, which is rather full despite a catastrophic season in terms of results.
No pole position, no victory and the loss of the constructors' title, Sergio Perez experienced an extremely complicated 2024 Formula 1 season in terms of results. He had no victories and only had 4 podiums in 24 races. Worse, he hasn't been on “the box” since the Chinese Grand Prix. It was last April. For 2025, his future in F1 is blocked. All the seats are taken. On the other hand, there are still opportunities for 2026. In particular because Cadillac will arrive and offer two positions. If one of them seems acquired by an American pilot, the second seems more open. The place could be played between Daniel Ricciardo and him.
One last big check at Red Bull
Although his contract ran until 2026, Red Bull chose to end it at the end of the 2024 season. Which will probably cost more than just compensation to be paid for these two years. Indeed, Sergio Perez, in addition to very satisfactory results for three seasons (2021, 2022 and 2023), brought with him powerful sponsors. Partners who no longer have reasons to stay after this eviction. But let's come back to his 2024 salary. Sergio Perez received $19.5 million according to information from Forbes magazine. 12 million fixed salaries and $7.5 million in bonuses. He ranks 8th in the ranking of the highest paid drivers in the discipline.
A salary far behind Max Verstappen
If the sum is substantial, Sergio Perez's salary is very far from that of Max Verstappen. According to estimates, the four-time world champion received 60 million dollars in fixed salary and “only” 15 million in bonuses while he won 9 Grand Prix and a 4th world championship title in a row.
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