After four successful seasons together and following the conclusion of the longest Formula One season in history, Sergio Pérez and Oracle Red Bull Racing have reached an agreement to part ways for 2025. Checo joined Oracle Red Bull Racing for 2021 season and in four seasons and 90 races with the Team, the Mexican driver has enjoyed the most successful period of his 13 years in Formula One. As well as scoring five victories, including victory at the Monaco Grand Prix and a pair of victories in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix which earned him a reputation as the “King of the F1 Roads”, Checo helped the team win two titles of the Constructors’ Championship, in 2022 and 2023. As last year’s runner-up, he also sealed the team’s first one-two in the drivers’ championship. Further announcements regarding the full Team line-up for 2025 will be made in due course, but replacing Perez is New Zealander Liam Lawson.
«I am incredibly grateful for the last four years with Oracle Red Bull Racing and for the opportunity to race with such an amazing team. Driving for Red Bull was an unforgettable experience and I will always cherish the successes we achieved together. We’ve broken records, achieved amazing goals, and I’ve had the privilege of meeting so many incredible people along the way. A big thank you to all the people on the team, from management, engineers and mechanics, catering, hospitality, cooking, marketing and communications, as well as everyone at Milton Keynes, I wish you all the best for the future. It has also been an honor to race alongside Max as a teammate all these years and share in our success. Special thanks to fans around the world, and especially to Mexican fans for their unwavering support every day. We’ll see you again soon. And remember… Never give up,” Perez said.
Christian Horner, Team Principal and CEO of Oracle Red Bull Racing, said: «I would like to thank Checo for everything he has done for Oracle Red Bull Racing over the last four seasons. Since joining the team in 2021 he has proven himself to be an extraordinary team player, helping us win two constructors’ titles and our first 1-2 place in the drivers’ championship. His five victories, all on street circuits, were also a spectacular sign of his determination to always push to the limit. Even though Checo will not race for the team next season, he will always be an extremely popular member of the team and a valuable part of our history. Thanks, Checo.”
