Sergio Perez<\/a> was the final victim of the driver market last year, when Red Bull<\/a> released him early from his contract at the end of the campaign.<\/p>\n He finished nearly 300 points behind Max Verstappen in the drivers\u2019 championship<\/a>, although Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda have both proved this season that the Mexican had a far harder job on his hands than many appreciated.<\/p>\n The 2026 F1 season and the arrival of Cadillac<\/a> offers Perez another chance to return to the sport.<\/p>\n Cadillac have been looking at alternatives to Perez<\/a>, but the Mexican driver is one of a handful of available racers who have a race win under their belt.<\/p>\n Valtteri Bottas and Perez could end up being Cadillac\u2019s drivers for next season<\/a>, and journalist Lawrence Barretto has shared what the 35-year-old has been telling him behind the scenes about his feelings towards a return to the paddock.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Sergio Perez\u2019s life outside F1 from net worth to nickname<\/a><\/p>\n Barretto was speaking to pundit James Hinchcliffe on Formula 1\u2019s official YouTube channel<\/a> about Cadillac\u2019s driver options.<\/p>\n The journalist said: \u201cI\u2019ve talked to Checo a couple of times over the last couple of months, I can\u2019t confirm right now that he\u2019s going to get the seat.<\/p>\n \u201cBut what I can tell you is that he\u2019s super hungry to come back to Formula 1 for the right project.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd I think the reason why Cadillac is so attractive to him is because of everything they are throwing at it.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd I think he understands that year one isn\u2019t going to be the year where he\u2019s going to set the world alight.<\/p>\n \u201cBut I think it is an opportunity for him to use the skillset which actually made him so highly rated, which was the way he motivated a team, the way he could manage tyres, the way that he could develop a car over the course of a season and through the winter.<\/p>\n \u201cI think all of these things are not readily available from the drivers who are available on the market at the minute.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd I think that\u2019s why Checo\u2019s name was in the mix so early on and why I think he is going to be in the car, they\u2019ve got to have him in the car because they need that experience.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Red](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2188893338-1024x683.jpg\")
Photo by Mark Thompson\/Getty ImagesSergio Perez \u2018super hungry\u2019 to return to Formula 1 amid Cadillac interest<\/p>\n