Sergio Perez has revealed the significance of taking time away from Method 1, claiming that after he was pressured to step out of it, he ‘realised numerous issues’.
The Mexican driver was changed at Purple Bull for the 2025 season by rookie Liam Lawson. Having misplaced the seat on the finish of 2024, Perez was unable to safe one other full-time seat and as an alternative took a while away from the championship.
“I did not really feel on the time [but I needed the break]. If you end up within the sport, you’re carried away with the truth that you’re all the time desirous about your subsequent yr, your subsequent race, your subsequent contract,” Perez informed F1.com.
“It is like you’re in automated mode. However as soon as you’re pressured to step out of it like I used to be, you realise numerous issues and also you see the game totally different.”
He added: “If you end up in that bubble of Method 1 – as a result of on the finish of the day, Method 1 is a bubble – as a driver you are concerned about numerous elements. You aren’t all the time happy since you did not take the additional time that was in there and so forth and also you neglect that the primary factor is to take pleasure in it, as a result of on the finish of the day, we’re privileged to have the ability to do what we love.
“That to me was like the largest lesson: that you must benefit from the sport as a result of we’re so aggressive and we’re so targeted on giving our most that you just neglect to take pleasure in it.”
Race winner Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes GP, Sergio Perez, Purple Bull Racing
Picture by: Dan Istitene / Getty Photos
The 35-year-old in the end signed with Cadillac, which is ready to debut on the grid in 2026, alongside Mercedes reserve and former Sauber driver Valtteri Bottas.
“To start with, the primary couple of months had been nice,” he mentioned. “I realised that I missed [F1] as a result of I saved following it. I saved waking up for the races.
“I might see what was taking place – I used to be speaking to buddies that had been within the paddock, and I realised that most likely I missed it greater than I assumed.
“After which when the dialog began with Cadillac and we might see that zeal for racing, then, yeah, I felt like I nonetheless have one thing left in me.”
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