Perez has no interest in taking on IndyCar when his time in F1 is up

Crimson Bull driver Sergio Perez has little interest in a change to the IndyCar Sequence every time his time involves an finish in Method 1. 

The 34-year-old Mexican signed an extension again in June to stay with Crimson Bull by 2026.

Nonetheless, the brand new deal has been known as into query after Perez has solely achieved a greatest results of sixth on the Dutch Grand Prix within the races because it was introduced. 

IndyCar has been a typical vacation spot for F1 veterans who’ve misplaced their seat in latest season, notably the likes of Marcus Ericsson  – winner of the 2022 Indianapolis 500 – and Romain Grosjean. 

However Perez says he has little interest in following of their footsteps. At a small media roundtable throughout a Honda occasion final week, Perez was requested by Autosport if there may be any want to maneuver to IndyCar as soon as his F1 profession ends.

“Probably not,” Perez mentioned. “If I’m trustworthy, as a result of I feel one of many causes I’ll cease the day after I cease, it’s as a result of I’ve achieved it sufficient. I’ve achieved it sufficient at this degree of F1.

“With the tight schedule that we’ve got, I’ve bought some small youngsters at residence, so I’d prefer to spend extra time with them, with the household. I feel it’s actually laborious to get what you used to get from F1, in that regard.

“I feel going into Indy, I’ve loads of respect for what the drivers do. On the similar time, there are drivers that aren’t very skilled within the collection and doing these types of speeds, and having that kind of impression shouldn’t be one thing that I’m keen to do as soon as I end my [F1] profession.” 

Though the six-time F1 race winner is not within the open-wheeled American collection, he is not against making an attempt out different occasions just like the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Daytona 24 Hours.

When requested if he might as an alternative make one-off appearances in numerous classes, Perez replied: “Yeah, doing one or two races a 12 months. I feel it’s one thing as a driver, you’re going to be taking a look at very quickly as a result of it’s actually laborious to cease fully.”