MARCA: 'Perez stays at Red Bull in 2025 with a lucrative sponsorship deal'

The newspaper reports that Red Bull has given Perez the green light to develop clothing and merchandising products. 'It is a kind of agreement that precedes a production process and has received all the approvals from the economic team, after approval by [Christian] Horner.'

Perez has many backers

The new sponsor's name is not mentioned, but the company is said to bring in quite a lot of money. Perez has partnerships with the likes of Claro, Telcel and Infinitum, all from the group of billionaire and businessman Carlos Slim and Interprotección backing him. They are said to - already - take care of Perez's entire salary, plus collectively transfer around $30 million annually to Red Bull.

MARCA: 'Those who consider him written off will have to wait a little longer, as he has a contract through 2025. Unless something changes at the last minute (which is not impossible at Red Bull), it looks like he is going to honour that contract,' it concluded.

If this were to happen, Yuki Tsunoda would stay at Visa Cash App RB for the 2025 season. His teammate has not yet been confirmed, but it seems like Liam Lawson will be the favourite after he replaced Daniel Ricciardo in the final part of the current season. Both drivers are hoping for the Red Bull seat, but they do not have as many sponsors behind them. Choosing one of them could, therefore, 'cost' Christian Horner and Helmut Marko tens of millions of euros without counting the salary pay for Perez.

This article has been created in collaboration with Matt Gretton