Sergio Perez now set Red Bull sack timeline as 2024 F1 replacement lined up

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Red Bull have now set their timeline to decide if Sergio Perez still has a future at the Formula 1 team with Liam Lawson his likely replacement for during the 2024 season.

The 34-year-old has endured another woeful run of results following a solid start to his term after a horrendous mid-season slump last year. Perez started the 2023 season dreaming of a title bid before his hopes vanished and has regressed again since signing a new contract.

Red Bull decided to give Perez a two-year extension before the Canadian Grand Prix with his previous deal expiring. But the six-time Grand Prix winner has failed to show the team from Milton Keynes made the right call. Perez has scored points in just two of the last five rounds.

Red Bull will give Sergio Perez until the summer break to save his seat

Perez even penned his latest contract after crashing with Kevin Magnussen on the first lap of the Monaco GP. He also crashed on his own in Montreal, secured P8 in the Spanish GP, P7 in the Austrian GP and P17 in the British GP having even crashed out of qualifying in Q1 in P19.

Now, the Mirror reports that Perez is under serious threat of losing his drive at Red Bull with Lawson even lined up to replace the three-time pole-sitter this season. Red Bull do not want to lose Lawson with the 22-year-old free to speak with other teams if not given a 2025 seat.

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Red Bull will also run Lawson in a filming day at Silverstone this week that may help the Kiwi prove he is ready to replace Perez. But the team from Milton Keynes are unlikely to decide if it is time to pay Perez off before the summer break. Red Bull will have to pay off his contract.

Liam Lawson could replace Sergio Perez from the Dutch Grand Prix

Perez, then, potentially has just two more races to show Red Bull he is the right driver to be Max Verstappen’s teammate. F1 breaks for the summer following the Hungarian GP and the Belgian GP. Lawson, then, may come in for the Dutch GP on August 25 if he gets the call-up.

The Hungarian GP and Belgian GP were at least good races for Perez last year after securing P3 and P2. Red Bull team principal Christian Horner may demand nothing less than podiums this term, too. The British GP marked Perez’s seventh Grand Prix in a row without a rostrum.

Horner stated at Silverstone that Red Bull ‘can’t afford’ Perez bowing out in Q1, too, but did add that their ‘priority’ is to help the Mexican return to form. The Guadalajara native finding the gravel at Copse clearly irritated him, though, as Horner shook his head after Perez’s off.