Sergio Pereꦓz says he “will be driving for Red Bull next year” amid mounting rumours that he will leave the team after F𓃲ormula 1's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

The Mexican is coming to the end of his worst season with Red Bull since joining the team in 🍨2021, with Perez facing his first winless campaign in F1 since 2019.

Perez has scored just four grand prix podiums in 2024 and hasn’t stood on a Sunday rostrum since🧸 April’sﷺ Chinese GP, while he hasn’t cracked the top five in a full-distance race since Miami.

It’s left Perez eighth in the standings, while his form🅺 has also contributed to Red Bull losing the constructors’ title for the first time since 2021.

Following his retirement from last week’s Qatar GP, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:reports emerged that Perez was set to lose his place at Red Bull, with team 𒁏boss Christian Horner further fanning the flames.

“I'm going to let Checo come to ꧂his own conclusions,” he said. “Nobody’s forcing him one way or another. It's not a nice situation for him to obviously be in.”

Red Bull is set to hold a meeting about its 2025 line-up after this weekend’s Abu Dhabi finale, with Liam Law🍒son favourite to be promoted out of RB to replace Perez.

But on Thursday a𒉰head of the final round of 2024, Perez remained defiant over his future.

“For me it’s just important to focus on t🎐he weekend,” he began.

“Give the best possible I can for the t🅠eam to really try and prove to ✃the whole group of the team that we can do it. I think that’s the main objective for the weekend.

“Nothing has changed since before in terms of what I’ve said for the entire ♚year.

“I’ve got a contract for next year🍃 and I will be driving for Red Bull next year.”

Asked if he would 100% be on the grid for the 2025 season-opener in Australia, he replied: “I already said. Nothing further to adไd. I have a contract for next year.”

Perez accepts “responsibility” for his 2024 form, but believes he has support from Red Bull managem💛ent because “there’s a reason why they renewed me”.

“I think it’s just important to stay together [as a team],” he sai�♔�d.

“The season hasn’t been the greatest but at the end of the day there’s a reason why they renewed me 🐲and they know I can still do it and that’s the important factor.

“Of course, I take responsibility, but also I💜 don’t feel it’s all down to one person.

“I’m obviously part of a big organisation, a big team, and it’s very unfortunate we did not fightℱ any harder for the constructors’.”