Sergio Perez could reportedly find a surprise new F1 home - with Mercedes.

Perez was a regular thorn in the side of Mercedes as the teammate of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen, who was taking over from 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton as Formula 1’s top driver.

But his search for a return to the grid in 2026, after being axed for this season by Red Bull, 🍰could result in a stunning switch to his former rivals 📖Mercedes.

Perez has held “initial talks” with Toto Wolff’s team, ▨Motorsport.com re🌄port.

H💫owever, it would require a domino effect of huge driver market moves before Perez racing a Mercedes becomes a re🌃ality.

Wolff is reportedly keeping an eye on🦩 Perez just in case he is left short by𝄹 other huge driver moves.

It is suggested th💟at Wolff admires Perez’s ability to develop a c🌳ar, and to support a teammate.

F1 domino effect to take Sergio Perez to Mercedes?

The tri𒆙gger would be the future of Max Verstappen, who is contracted long-term to Red Bull, bu🐓t whose next step remains the source of debate due to his car’s lack of competitiveness.

Aston Martin will reportedly launch a huge-money move to sign Verstappen&nbs🧸p;for 2026.

Next year, the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:F1 2026 regulations begin giving every team a chance to build a dominant era. 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Aston Martin have Adrian Newey, who previously built Verstappen’s title-winning Red Bulls, worki𓆉ng in their corner.

If Red Bull lose their star man, they would reportedly be interested in signing George Russ📖ell from Mercedes.

Russell’s current deal expires at the end of this season - although 1ﷺ68澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:he has been linked with a lucrative pa🙈y-rise to stay with Mercedes.

After comprehensively out-qualifying Hamilton last season, Russell is now the team’s senior driver a༺longside rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli.

In the eventuality that As📖ton Martin sign Verstappen, then Red Bull sign Russell, that’s where the possibility of Perez getting a Mercedes drive ꦯcomes in.

Unlikely, perhaps. And it certainly requires a couple of massive deals t❀o be struck before it can even become possible.

Bu🌜t Perez’s name even being mentioned suggests he retains faith within the F1 paddock despite a terrible final year at Red Bull.

He also 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:has an option with Alpine, who have swapped Jack Doohan out 🐠for Franco Colapinto for the next fiv🐬e grands prix.

Cadillac, the 11th team on the grid next year, 168澳洲幸运5官方🅷开奖结果历史:have also been strongly linked with Perez.