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The ‘serious’ amount to terminate Sergio Perez’s Red Bull contract
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The ‘serious’ amount to terminate Sergio Perez’s Red Bull contract

Sergio Perez is floundering at Red Bull despite having a considerably slower pace compared to teammate Max Verstappen.

The Mexican driver has struggled throughout the season and has not finished on the podium since the Chinese Grand Prix in April.

Perez He started the season well, finishing second in the opening two laps behind. Verstappendominating the races.

McLaren and Ferrari in particular have made progress this season, creating much more competition at the front.

They both usurped Red Bull The Austrian team outperformed their rivals and finished third in the Constructors’ Championship.

Perez may be on the verge of losing his seat, even though he has a contract for next year. Liam Lawson continues to impress.

Joris Mosterdijk and Aaron Deckers revealed on RacingNews365 that Red Bull will have to pay a significant amount of money to terminate Perez’s contract

Red Bull may have to pay around 10 million euros to get rid of Sergio Perez

11th-placed Mexican Sergio Perez and Oracle Red Bull Racing speak to the media in the paddock after the Brazilian F1 Grand Prix at Autodromo Jose...
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Perez has had a successful career starting with Sauber in 2011; It gained a reputation for saving tires and achieving podiums in mid-range cars.

The Mexican pilot has not been able to race with Verstappen since they became teammates in 2021 and has not won a race so far this season.

The lack of form resulted in Red Bull losing the lead in the Constructors’ Championship as McLaren and Ferrari had two competitive drivers.

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Deckers revealed that Red Bull would have to pay around €10 million (£8.3 million) to release Perez from his contract at the end of the season.

“Some things happened in the past, but they were kept under the rug. “They won’t tell me exactly how much they were paid, but it’s a serious amount of money for Perez, which is two million.” Mosterdijk added that the amount could be “more than 10 million euros”.

Deckers continued: “Then we’ll increase that amount, but obviously the story is they have to pay at the end of the year, so it’s going to cost a lot more to get rid of Perez.”

ESPN They report that Red Bull would pay a similar figure of $14m (£10.8m) if they wanted to part ways with Perez.

Liam Lawson likely to replace Sergio Perez at Red Bull

Lawson is performing well at RB alongside Yuki Tsunoda and is the most likely candidate to partner Verstappen should a change occur.

The New Zealand player shows a very determined performance in the midfield. Lawson takes on Perez and Fernando AlonsoThey are often disappointed.

His good pace and experience in midfield could push him to become a Red Bull driver, although partnering with Verstappen would be risky.

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