Might 2 (GMM) The deal is completed, in line with Europe’s largest newspaper – Sergio Perez is returning to System 1.
The information comes scorching on the heels of System 1 agreeing a three-year contract extension with organisers of the annual Mexican GP.
That 2026-2028 timeframe traces up precisely with the sturdy rumours circulating within the Miami GP paddock concerning the size of Perez’s new contract with Cadillac – to debut subsequent yr as F1’s eleventh crew.
Days in the past, axed Purple Bull driver Perez’s chief backer Carlos Slim – a part of the wealthiest household in Mexico – admitted the 35-year-old was wanting “for one thing that may excite him and that may be a problem for him”.
6-time grand prix winner Perez is definitely in Miami, the place he has a residence, this week – whereas Cadillac is organising a “pink carpet” occasion on Saturday evening amid rumours the 2026 System 1 automobile livery may very well be unveiled.
Bild newspaper, Germany and Europe’s highest-circulation newspaper, confidently declared: “We now have discovered that the (Cadillac) take care of the Mexican has been finalised for months.”
Journalist Enrico Ahlig, reporting from Miami, continued: “Sergio Perez brings expertise and sponsorship energy – precisely what a brand new manufacturing unit crew wants.
“Throughout his time at Purple Bull, he confirmed that, below the fitting circumstances, he may even win races.”
