Mexico’s Sergio Perez says he’s extra ready for a high System One drive now than he was forward of his unsuccessful stint at McLaren in 2013.

Perez, who completed second on the Turkish Grand Prix, is at the moment with no race seat for subsequent season however has been linked with Alex Albon’s Pink Bull seat. Albon is but to be confirmed for one more yr with the group and has struggled to seek out type all through 2020.

Perez’s present stint with Racing Level, previously often called Pressure India, began after he was unceremoniously dropped by McLaren after one season with the group. He believes he’s a greater candidate for a front-running seat now.

“Going there, there have been issues that did not work,” Perez stated of his McLaren stint.

“Then being seven years with a special group, being within the sport, the extent of [maturity], the extent of data, expertise. I am such a special driver, undoubtedly way more able to make it work than final time.”

Regardless of lacking two races resulting from a optimistic COVID-19 check earlier this yr, Perez is fourth within the championship. The person who changed him for these two Silverstone races, Nico Hulkenberg, was additionally seen as an outdoor shot for the Pink Bull seat.

Nonetheless, Hulkenberg has downplayed these hyperlinks as lately as this week.

“After all I hope for a superb return sooner or later, however there’s nothing else to report,” he informed Servus TV.

“It is vitally, very quiet in the mean time. The experiences have calmed down a bit, and I believe it will likely be some time earlier than there’s actually any remaining readability.”