Crimson Bull group boss Christian Horner agreed on Friday with Sergio Perez’s evaluation of his Formulation 1 season as ‘horrible’ however mentioned the Mexican was nonetheless the group’s driver for 2025.

Perez has but to win this yr and is eighth within the standings with 150 factors, the bottom tally for any driver within the prime 4 groups. Triple world champion teammate Max Verstappen has 354.

“I feel he is summed it up completely. It has been a nasty yr for Checo [Perez]. He began strongly and clearly he is struggled for kind since just about Imola onwards and its been sporadic,” Horner advised reporters on the Mexico Metropolis Grand Prix.

“Azerbaijan arguably he might have gained that race nearly a month in the past. We all know what he is able to and we’re hoping that we can provide him a set-up and the boldness within the automotive to extract the form of performances that we all know he is very able to.

“Checo is our driver. He is contracted for 2025. He is aggressive. He is hungry. He isn’t proud of the place he presently is. As a group, we’re doing our easiest to help him.”

Crimson Bull, dominant champions final yr, are second within the constructor standings and 40 factors behind McLaren with Ferrari eight factors additional again and threatening to overhaul.

Horner, who has mentioned brazenly that Perez must step up and rating vital factors, recognised that his driver had enormous native help.

“[It is] a giant weekend for him right here … I feel he is endorsing each product, from Uber Eats to bathroom toll,” he mentioned.

Regardless of Perez having a contract for 2025, Horner mentioned the Crimson Bull and sister group RB will look “in any respect the choices” on the finish of the yr.

RB are anticipated to have Yuki Tsunoda and Liam Lawson as their 2025 lineup.

“Checo is presently our driver for 2025. Clearly, there’s a seat obtainable in RB,” he mentioned.

“We get pleasure from time to take a seat down with [RB team principals] Peter [Bayer] and Laurent [Mekies] and take a look at all of the choices.”