Sergio Perez alleges lack of professionalism from the media as rumors around his exit from Red Bull continue to surface

Red Bull driver Sergio Perez claimed there was a "lack of professionalism" from the media as rumors around his exit from the Austrian team continued to surface. The Mexican driver has been on the fringes of leaving the Milton-Keynes outfit since the summer break, but has managed to stay in the RB20 and even signed a contract extension until the end of the 2025 season.

However, reports were emerging that the Mexican Grand Prix last weekend might have been the final time he would race for Red Bull after the reigning world champions fell to P3 in the Constructors Championships.

Speaking with F1.com, Sergio Perez, while expressing confidence in his future within the sport, claimed a lack of 'professionalism' from the media:

“It’s just rumors. There needs to be a little bit more professionalism from the media. You’ll see me in Vegas, you’ll see me next year. I’m not the one that worries about it," Perez said.

Meanwhile, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner didn't seem too optimistic while discussing Perez's performance in Mexico last weekend as he commented post-race:

“From the team’s perspective, we’re working with him as hard as we can to try and support him. I think we’ve done everything that we can to support Checo, and we’ll continue to do so in Brazil next weekend, but there comes a point in time that you can only do so much.”

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Sergio Perez previews the Brazilian Grand Prix this weekend

Discussing the upcoming Brazilian GP, Red Bull driver Sergio Perez said that he was hopeful that the Austrian team could "mix" with McLaren and Ferrari in terms of pace.

Speaking to F1.com, the 35-year-old was positive about his performance in the first 10 laps of the race in Mexico and commented:

“We understood a lot of the issues we had in Mexico, on my side when you look at my first 10 laps of Mexico they were looking good and competitive. But we definitely have to find [something] – when you look at the pace from McLaren and Ferrari, they seem to be at another level in the last two races," Perez said

While claiming that the altitudes in Mexico City might've had a role in the car's performance, Perez felt that they would be in a better position come race day.

“I really hope that we can be in the mix here. We understood a few of the issues, but it’s just not very clear how we’re going to solve them. It’s a different track, the altitude probably had a bigger impact on us [in Mexico], so we’ll see. I think tomorrow we will have a pretty good idea on where we are,” he added.

Sergio Perez is the only driver in the top 4 teams who has yet to win a race or get a pole position in the 2024 season. He currently sits in P8 in the driver's championship with 150 points.