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Sergio Perez made a shocking revelation to the Spanish media that he's had thoughts of retiring and leaving the sport because of the continuous pressure on him. The 2024 F1 season has been an especially rough one for the Mexican, as his form has nosedived to a large extent. Unlike the last few seasons where he was consistently in the top 5 of the championship, he languishes in P8 right now.
A part of it has been a result of the driver finding it hard to adapt to the car, and the other part has been Red Bull's loss of competitiveness. The Austrian team does not have the fastest car anymore, and that brings the drivers into the limelight even more.
Sergio Perez's position has been under the spotlight for a long time. In 2022 and 2023, there were clouds over his future, and even Daniel Ricciardo was brought back to have a backup in place if the Mexican didn't perform.
