Cadillac requested questions on Sergio Perez’s motivation following the unlucky finish to his time at Purple Bull, however was utterly sure he would signal him after conferences with the winners of six races.
Perez signed a two-year contract extension at Purple Bull final summer time, however was dropped on the finish of 2024 after scoring simply 33 factors within the ultimate 13 rounds. The Mexicans remained with out seats this season, however Cadillac signed his debut season alongside Valteri Bottas, with Dan Touris, CEO of Cadillac F1 Workforce and TWG Motorsports, saying the groups handled Perez’s departure from Purple Bull throughout conferences.
“It is true, there was a variety of dialog across the hole and I used to be out for a yr,” Touris stated. “When you take a look at Valtteri, you suppose he is on the observe each weekend, proper? So it was necessary to know the place Sergio was by way of his want to return to System 1 and his perception within the undertaking main the Cadillac System 1 crew.
“I believe that once more, in assembly him, he outperformed. When you say we’ve a query, we’re skeptical about a few of these issues and he answered all our questions and handed our assessments with the colors flying.
The poorly formed run for Perez got here whereas teammate Max Verstappen was successful the motive force’s championship, however the struggles of each Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda of Purple Bull additionally concerned Cadillac’s pondering past the end result of their respective drivers.
“We spent a variety of time seeing previous experiences and world states in Sauber, and the way Valtteri really performed within the automotive there and the way he performed compared to his race efficiency,” added Towriss.
“And particularly, maybe the extra sophisticated state of affairs was Purple Bull? It was an attention-grabbing form of saga, a crew that’s really constructed round one driver however has two drivers.
“So I spent a variety of time speaking to folks from Purple Bull and getting data and suggestions, and it was lengthy and thorough from that perspective.
“Once more, that signifies that it appeared all the things up, I really feel excellent about Czecco, his want to be in System 1 and his want to make an announcement, exhibiting the efficiency he has and placing it down final season or so from Purple Bull within the rearview mirror.”
