Sergio Perez expects a decision on his future in late summer, as it did in 2020, but hopes for a better outcome.
Last year, a week after the Italian Grand Prix, the Mexican released his own statement announcing his departure from Racing Point, which then named Sebastian Vettel as his successor.
Perez was left in uncertainty as a result, but three months later he signed a one-year contract with Red Bull, which he hopes will be extended to a second season when news is announced after the summer break this time.
It isn’t a foregone conclusion, though, since while the 31-year-old has impressed at times with his new team, most notably when winning the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, he is well aware that there have been ups and downs.
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“Obviously, the sooner you know your future the better,” Perez told reporters on the eve of the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend.
“But I am in a very comfortable position within the team, with my future, so nothing to worry about.
“I think by Belgium [race weekend from August 27-29] I will know my future, so I am comfortable how things are and [there is] no reason to look elsewhere.”
On the plus side for Perez, he has contributed significantly to Red Bull’s lead over Mercedes in the Constructors’ Championship coming into the final race before the summer break, with 104 points.
The other side of the coin is a string of poor results, beginning with Imola and, probably most concerningly, the two most recent Grands Prix in Austria and the United Kingdom.
“I think the overall picture, I would have liked to be a bit bigger in terms of points and wins and podiums,” said Perez.
“In general terms, I think I have grown up a lot with the team, which was the target in the first 10 races, to get to know each other and the car.
“Overall, the results have not been great in one way but in the other, the pace is better than it looks and it is very small margins here and there.
“We are a couple of points away from third in the championship, we are leading the Constructors’, so there are positives to take.
“But it’s only 10 races into the season. I think the next 10 are more important.”
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