Sergio Perez has continued to showcase a decline in performance in the 2024 season amidst Red Bull’s struggles. The Mexican’s failing performances have caused the team to lose the constructors’ championship lead to McLaren. Perez’s future was under question amidst such results.

Helmut Marko revealed that the 34-year-old’s contract extension would be ‘useless’ due to such performances. Christian Horner had claimed that Sergio Perez‘s future was in his own hands despite landing a multi-year contract extension. Moreover, Perez’s future at Red Bull was evaluated over the summer break as he was allowed to finish the 2024 season.

Regardless, amidst the Mexican’s dismal performance, he may be ousted by the coming season. Helmut Marko reckoned that despite Perez’s contract, the sport ran on meritocracy. This meant that if the performances were not right, contracts were useless.

Hence, Perez could be ousted from the team if he doesn’t improve his performance in the five remaining races. Marko declared that Red Bull will decide at the end of the season about which driver is the best team-mate for Max Verstappen. Perez may have a contract, but Formula 1 is a meritocracy, If the performance is not right, even contracts are useless.

At the end of the season, we will sit down together and decide who is the best team-mate for Verstappen at Red Bull. Helmut Marko told F1-insiderRELATED(Video) Lewis Hamilton speaks up on people ‘continuously talking s**t’ about himSergio Perez hoped to receive a ‘boost in performance’ at Mexican GPSergio Perez’s main reason for staying at Red Bull was the massive financial backing he brought to the team from Mexico. Hence, the Mexican GP witnesses a massive sea of supporters for the local hero over the weekend.

Christian Horner hoped that Perez would receive a boost in performance after witnessing the support in Mexico. Well, hopefully, with the support that he’ll receive in Mexico, it’ll give him that boost, When you qualify out of position, you lose so much time coming through tail-end cars in the top 10 that you’ve then lost contact with the rest of the race. Christian Horner told F1-insiderSergio Perez celebrating a podium finish at the 2021 Mexican GP (via Red Bull)Red Bull’s performance in the 2024 season has been a rollercoaster due to the incessant struggles.

Verstappen has still kept up with performances as compared to the disastrous state of Perez. Hence, the Mexican must improve in the five races or he will definitely be replaced ahead of the 2025 F1 season. RELATEDToto Wolff confesses Mercedes back to ‘underdog status’ after disastrous US GP