The fact that Sergio \u2018Checo\u2019 P\u00e9rez took a one-year break from Formula 1 following his departure from the Red Bull Racing team was due in no small part to the fact that the decision for him to leave had been made very late. By that point, the Mexican had competed in 281 Grand Prix races and secured six Grand Prix victories. He had stood on the podium 39 times. <\/p>\n
With this wealth of experience and track record \u2013 having provided valuable support to his team-mate Max Verstappen on more than one occasion in the World Championship battle \u2013 he was highly sought after by a number of team principals.<\/p>\n
Sergio P\u00e9rez: a candidate to succeed Sainz<\/p>\n
P\u00e9rez took a break from racing but returned to the starting grid this year. In the underperforming Grand Prix car of Formula 1 newcomer Cadillac, he put in relatively strong performances, and this did not go unnoticed, even outside his own team. <\/p>\n
The 36-year-old from Guadalajara is therefore on the list of all those team principals who may need to fill a vacant seat. This includes Williams team principal James Vowles, who is having to consider the possibility of Carlos Sainz leaving. Furthermore, Alex Albon\u2019s future with the team is also being called into question following his critical comments about his employer\u2019s slump in form.<\/p>\n
Cadillac F1 CEO Dan Towriss: No doubt about Sergio P\u00e9rez staying<\/p>\n
What does Cadillac have to say about the rumours that P\u00e9rez is already in talks with Williams\u2019 management? Cadillac F1 CEO Dan Towriss isn\u2019t worried. He emphasises: \u201cCheco is an incredible asset to our team. He\u2019s put in some excellent performances and really gone for it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m certain he\u2019ll stay with Cadillac, and we won\u2019t be distracted by rumours under any circumstances. We have great confidence in our relationship with Checo, and he\u2019ll be lining up in the Cadillac car again next year,\u201d the 54-year-old American is convinced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The fact that Sergio \u2018Checo\u2019 P\u00e9rez took a one-year break from Formula 1 following his departure from the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":856420,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[441],"tags":[49,48,578,576,577,82],"class_list":["post-856419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-f1","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/856419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=856419"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/856419\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/856420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=856419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=856419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=856419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}