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

Purple Bull driver Sergio Perez has no real interest in a change to the IndyCar Sequence every time his time involves an finish in System 1. 

The 34-year-old Mexican signed an extension again in June to stay with Purple Bull by means of 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 standard vacation spot for F1 veterans who’ve misplaced their seat in current season, notably the likes of Marcus Ericsson  – winner of the 2022 Indianapolis 500 – and Romain Grosjean. 

However Perez says he has no real interest in following of their footsteps. At a small media roundtable throughout a Honda occasion final week, Perez was requested by Autosport if there’s any want to maneuver to IndyCar as soon as his F1 profession ends.

“Not likely,” Perez mentioned. “If I’m sincere, as a result of I believe one of many causes I’ll cease the day once I cease, it’s as a result of I’ve carried out it sufficient. I’ve carried out it sufficient at this degree of F1.

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

“I believe going into Indy, I’ve quite a lot of respect for what the drivers do. On the identical 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 prepared 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 isn’t against attempting out different occasions just like the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Daytona 24 Hours.

When requested if he may as a substitute make one-off appearances in varied classes, Perez replied: “Yeah, doing one or two races a yr. I believe 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 onerous to cease fully.”