Pérez doesn't want to go to IndyCar when he leaves F1, but he sees himself at Le Mans

The headquarters of Sergio Perez In Red Bull is under pressure. The Mexican signed a new contract until 2026 in June, but disappointing performances in this second half of the season have reached a point where the team's higher-ups are trying to force him goodbye.

At the moment it seems very likely that he will no longer be in the car next season with Max Verstappen and if that happens, his F1 adventure appears to be coming to an end, at least for now. In order to continue competing and not face a sabbatical year, the Mexican could study his options in other motorsport categories.

At a Honda event, Checo Pérez was asked about it by Motorsport.comand explained that IndyCar is by no means an option.

“No. If I'm honest, I'm not really interested in it,” Perez said, before adding that He has no desire to have a full racing program once he leaves Formula 1, since he would prefer to spend more time with his family.

The 34-year-old driver also wouldn't enjoy a sporadic appearance at, say, the Indianapolis 500: “I respect a lot what they're doing at Indy, but I'd like to finish my career injury- and style-free. So I respect what the drivers are doing at Indy, but at the same time, there are drivers who are in this category and who don't have much. At these speeds, the impact is strong in the event of a fall and I. don't want to have to experience this at that time, towards the end of my career.

So follow the path of Romain Grosjean either Marcus Ericssonpass from At is not an option for the Mexican, who, however, He has no plans to stop competing completely. when he leaves the highest category of motorsport.

“Yes, I want to do one or two races a year. I think it's something you consider very quickly as a driver, because it's very difficult to stop completely suddenly,” admits he.

These specific races should then fall mainly into an endurance category, such as or the and in particular 24-hour races like Le Mans or Daytona: VAR(–vmsc-fg-default)); font-family: VAR(–vmsf-primary);”>”I'm ruling out IndyCar, but it's clear that I aspire to it and I'd like to go to Le Mans.”

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