Sergio Perez reportedly did not make life easy for Red Bull once the team had come to the decision that it was time for the pair to part ways.
Perez’s departure was billed as his own choice but it is assumed it was a case of jump or be pushed with the Mexican having underperformed in 2024.
Details emerge over Sergio Perez’s Red Bull exit
A decision many saw coming was confirmed on Wednesday with Perez announcing he was to leave Red Bull at the end of the year but behind-the-scenes, it was an exit that took a lot of negotiating.
According to ESPN, Perez’s manager Julian Jakobi drove a hard bargain in both his exit agreement and ensuring Perez received a new deal back in June.
ESPN also claims that Red Bull quickly came to…