Isack Hadjar said he is hearing \u201ca lot of positives\u201d about Sergio Perez\u2019s chances of being in F1 next season as the Mexican is increasingly linked with a move to Cadillac.<\/p>\n
Despite being on the sidelines, Perez\u2019s stock has risen this year and the 35-year-old is rumoured to be on the verge of a return to the grid.<\/p>\n
Sergio Perez F1 return receives positive boost<\/p>\n
By the time he finally left Red Bull at the conclusion of the 2024 season, it was hard to see a way back to F1 for Perez but Liam Lawson and now Yuki Tsunoda\u2019s struggles with the car have changed how many viewed Perez\u2019s time with the Milton Keynes team.<\/p>\n
Perez himself has hinted he is working on a return to the grid and the latest news of that has come from an unusual source, Racing Bulls driver Isack Hadjar.<\/p>\n
The French rookie said he had heard \u201ca lot of positives\u201d about Perez returning to the grid and that it looked like \u201cthere\u2019s something going on.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s\u00a0definitely F1 calibre, that\u2019s for sure,\u201d Hadjar said ahead of the Silverstone weekend. \u201cAnd I hear a lot of positives for him next year.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo it\u2019s looking like there\u2019s something going on. He\u2019s done pretty well next to Max [Verstappen].\u201d<\/p>\n
PlanetF1.com understands from multiple sources that there are no imminent plans to make any driver announcements for Cadillac as deliberations on its inaugural driver line-up continue.<\/p>\n
Perez also received a vote of confidence from his former team-mate Verstappen who said he would be \u201ca very good choice,\u00a0especially for a new team.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCheco has always been very strong,\u201d Verstappen said.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course, he had some difficult moments with us, but as long as he has the motivation to race, I think he is a very good choice, especially for a new team.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you look at his performances at Force India and Racing Point, you will see that he always scored good points there.\u201d<\/p>\n
More on Sergio Perez from PlanetF1.com<\/p>\n
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