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Horner explains why Perez gets new deal despite worse form
Sergio Perez has signed a new, two-year deal at Red Bull Racing. Christian Horner is delighted with the Mexican's contract extensions. Read the Red Bull Racing team principal's reaction here.
"Now is an important time to confirm our line-up for 2025 and we are very pleased to continue working together with Checo. Continuity and stability are important for the Team and both Checo and Max are a successful and robust partnership, securing our first ever one-two finish for the Team in the Championship last year," the Briton stated.
Horner delighted with Perez
"Checo has had a strong start to 2024 with second places in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Japan and then his podium in China. The past few races have been tough, there is convergence on the grid, but we are confident in Checo and look forward to his return to proven form and performance, that we so often see."
"Last year was a unicorn season and we will need to work hard to retain our titles, but we are assured in our line up and with the Team as a whole, which is imperative in what is shaping up to be a close fought Championship this year," Horner concluded.
With the extension of Perez, the door is also definitively closed for other candidates. Thus, Carlos Sainz, Yuki Tsunoda and Daniel Ricciardo no longer have to hope for a Red Bull seat for 2025 and have to look for another place.