Does Perez bring as much money as originally thought?

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10:08, 06 Nov 2020

Sergio Perez is still one of the candidates to ride alongside Max Verstappen in 2021, but one advantage for Perez can be crossed out. According to an anonymous team boss, Perez doesn't bring as much money as originally anticipated.

In recent years Perez has proven to be a fast and consistant driver in Formula 1. Especially his quality to keep tyres going as long as possible is a quality that is appreciated. Nevertheless, Perez's money also plays an important role in his negotiations, but not as much as people think.

Perez does not make as much money after all

"If you deduct Perez's salary from the sponsors' amount, only three million are left. For that money your whole car will be under with the Mexican sponsors," said an anonymous team boss to Auto, Motor und Sport.

It works as follows. The team has to have an agreement with the driver and then Carlos Slim decides how much money the Mexican sponsors will pay. Meanwhile, the team has already agreed a salary with Perez and there is not much money left. That way, Slim gets exactly what he wants.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Does Perez bring as much money as originally thought?

Perez does not make as much money after all

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