Red Bull Racing and Sergio Perez have reached an agreement to part ways effective immediately, ending their four-year partnership.

Sergio Perez made a “total retirement” from Formula 1, rather than taking a “sabbatical” with his Red Bull departure. That is the claim of his father Antonio Pérez Garibay, who says that like when Perez was axed from Racing Point,

Liam Lawson will race for Red Bull in Formula One next year after being named as Sergio Pérez’s replacement for the 2025 season. Less than a day after news broke that Pérez and Red Bull were parting ways, Red Bull confirmed that Lawson, 22, would fill the vacancy, lining up alongside Max Verstappen from next year.

Perez finished a mammoth 285 points behind Verstappen in 2024, not picking up a podium since the Chinese Grand Prix back in April, while Verstappen cruised to a fourth championship success.

Yuki Tsunoda will represent experience and continuity at Racing Bulls next year but, passed over for promotion, the Japanese looks to be running out of road at the Red Bull-owned Formula One team.

Formula 1 team Red Bull says Liam Lawson will be the partner for world champion Max Verstappen in 2025. Lawson is a New Zealander.

One day after dropping Sergio Perez, Red Bull Racing officially picked 22-year-old Liam Lawson to be Max Verstappen's teammate next season.

Red Bull faced a difficult decision that would impact at least three different drivers. Did it make the right one?

Perez had not won a race since April 2023, even as his teammate Max Verstappen has dominated F1, and was rarely competitive this season.

After Sergio Perez announced his Red Bull exit, the team has moved to confirm Liam Lawson as his successor. And so, after two super-sub stints with the Red Bull second team, Lawson will be next to take on the challenge of being team-mate to four-time World Champion Max Verstappen.