Axed F1 star Sergio Perez makes BLOCKBUSTER announcement following Red Bull departure

Sergio Perez, Checo Perez, Red Bull, Hungary, 2024 — Photo: © IMAGO

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Perez makes BLOCKBUSTER announcement following Red Bull axe

Sergio Perez has recently been replaced at Red Bull

Sam Cook Digital Journalist

Sports Journalist who has been covering motorsport since 2023

Friday 20 December 2024 19:57 Updated: 20:53

Sergio Perez has taken to his social media channels to celebrate a new release, just days after being replaced at Red Bull.

Following a dismal 2024 season, it's been announced that Perez will take a sabbatical from Formula 1, with Liam Lawson instead stepping up to take his place alongside Max Verstappen.

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Perez did not score a podium since the Chinese Grand Prix in April, and finished eighth in the drivers' championship in 2024, 285 points behind team-mate Verstappen, who wrapped up his fourth consecutive world championship.

All four of those titles have been won with Perez at the Dutchman's side, yet the Mexican has only managed to claim five grands prix victories in that time.

Sergio Perez will not be on the 2025 F1 grid

Liam Lawson has replaced Sergio Perez at Red Bull

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The next step in Perez's racing career currently looks uncertain, with no seats available on the grid next season and team principal Christian Horner suggesting that he will remain part of the Red Bull brand in an ambassadorial role.

His performances in 2023 and 2024 are unlikely to attract any suitors within the near future, but two more seats are set to open up on the F1 grid from 2026, with Cadillac set to join the sport.

Horner also revealed that a move to Red Bull's sister team VCARB wouldn't be 'suitable' for Perez at the current stage of his career, with the Mexican now being 34 and the team more used to developing young Red Bull talent.

Now, however, as his fans adjust to the fact he won't be on the grid next season, Perez has continued to show off the advertising and marketing power he has with a blockbuster announcement on his Instagram page.

Sergio Perez took to his Instagram account to celebrate the latest release

Disney's Mufasa drops in cinemas on December 20, perfectly in time for Christmas, and the Mexican racer has taken to his social media page to sport a Mufasa-inspired T-shirt, announcing the film's release and that it was only available in cinemas in his native language.

Mufasa is a spin-off from the legendary film The Lion King, which premiered in 1994 as a cartoon before being made into a live-action film by Disney in 2019.

Mufasa has a reported budget of over $200 million and is expected to gross $50 million on its opening weekend.

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