Sergio Perez: The massive pay rise and new terms behind new Red Bull contract
Perez is n𒈔ow paid €7m with a bonus €3m (a total of £8.6m), accord💧ing to .
Perez was previously paid €5m, with a bonus of €3m (a total of £6.8m), the report⛎ says.
His new salary takes him behind only the reported pay of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz (£9.8m each), Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel (£12.2m each), Fernando Alonso (£14.9m), Lando Norris (£20m), Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton༒ (£40m each).
Af𒅌ter winning the F1 Monaco Grand Prix he was overheard joking to team principal Christian Horner that he had signed his new deal too quickly.
The sponsorship from his home couꦍntry of Mexico was a key part of Perez’s contract ♏negotiations.
He rep💫ortedly brings €20m꧋ (£17m) into the Red Bull coffers.
Perez’s ne♏w deal is also a guaranteed two-year extension rather th⛦an one year plus the option of another year, the report says.
Is Sergio Perez an F1 title contender?
Horner said about Perez: “Time and again he has proved himself to not only be a magnificent team player but as his level of comfort has grown he has become a real force to be reckoned with at the sharp end of 𝔍the🌜 grid.”
Perez is 15 points💝 behind teammate Verstappen in the championship standings ahead of the F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Just a week earlier he was instructed via t🅰eam radio to allow Verstappen to pass him, and he reacted with clear frustration.
