Former System One world champion Jenson Button has mentioned that Sergio Perez might be on the lookout for one other crew subsequent yr if the Pink Bull driver’s latest struggles proceed all through the remainder of the season.

Perez was within the thick of the championship hunt only a month in the past however has suffered a dramatic dip in efficiency with a run of sub-par outcomes, failing to achieve the rostrum within the final three races for Pink Bull.

Teammate Max Verstappen claimed his sixth win of the marketing campaign on the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday to open a 69-point lead over Perez within the standings, with Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso closing in on second and now simply 9 adrift.

Concern has mounted to the purpose that Pink Bull crew principal Christian Horner felt the necessity to have a chat with Perez in Montreal, telling him to neglect concerning the championship and refocus on driving.

Horner additionally mentioned the crew was going to face by Perez and assist him by way of the droop however Pink Bull haven’t at all times proven persistence with under-performing drivers.

“I do not suppose he’s [in danger] for this yr however on the finish of the yr who is aware of,” Button mentioned throughout a media name to advertise NASCAR’s first road race in Chicago, which the British driver will compete in. “Who do you set in there?

“Clearly they’ve Daniel Ricciardo there as an envoy however I do not know if they’re keen to place him in that seat.

“I’ve bought to really feel for Checo [Perez], three races on the bounce he is been beneath par. There is not any catching Max now he is gone and the championship is certainly his.”

Situations are beginning to emerge about what a attainable drivers shake-up at Pink Bull would possibly appear like.

One hearsay has Ricciardo, who beforehand drove for Pink Bull from 2014 to 2018, going from a reserve function to a seat with sister outfit AlphaTauri, changing underperforming Nick de Vries.