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F1: Perez Could Be Hamilton’s Replacement At McLaren
The Ferrari Driver Academy member emerged as a potential candidate after his performance in the Italian GP.
Sergio Perez gained traction as a potential McLaren team driver after his superb performance in the Italian GP. (Photo: LAT Photographic)
Sergio Perez is believed to top the list of potential replacements for Lewis Hamilton – and it’s already being reported that the Mexican could be confirmed as early as today.
Perez is a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy and has tested for the Italian team.
Luca di Montezemolo has made it clear, however, that he felt that the Mexican was not yet experienced enough to replace Felipe Massa for 2013. If that was a power play in a game with Perez’s backers, it may have misfired if the youngster has indeed signed for McLaren.
He emerged as a potential candidate for McLaren after his superb performance in the Italian GP.
McLaren has made some unexpected moves on the driver market in the past, most famously when it took Kimi Raikkonen from Sauber after the Finn had been in F1 for just one year.
The signings of Juan Pablo Montoya, Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button also came out of left field at times when those drivers appeared to be committed elsewhere.
Perez will go to McLaren in conjunction with substantial funding from Mexico. Vodafone is widely believed to be leaving at the end of this season, which would open the door to title sponsorship for TelMex.
The next question will be whether the Mexican funding remains at Sauber and reserve driver Esteban Gutierrez is promoted to a race seat. Without that backing Sauber could face a serious financial shortfall.
Perez is a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy and has tested for the Italian team.
Luca di Montezemolo has made it clear, however, that he felt that the Mexican was not yet experienced enough to replace Felipe Massa for 2013. If that was a power play in a game with Perez’s backers, it may have misfired if the youngster has indeed signed for McLaren.
He emerged as a potential candidate for McLaren after his superb performance in the Italian GP.
McLaren has made some unexpected moves on the driver market in the past, most famously when it took Kimi Raikkonen from Sauber after the Finn had been in F1 for just one year.
The signings of Juan Pablo Montoya, Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button also came out of left field at times when those drivers appeared to be committed elsewhere.
Perez will go to McLaren in conjunction with substantial funding from Mexico. Vodafone is widely believed to be leaving at the end of this season, which would open the door to title sponsorship for TelMex.
The next question will be whether the Mexican funding remains at Sauber and reserve driver Esteban Gutierrez is promoted to a race seat. Without that backing Sauber could face a serious financial shortfall.
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