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Has Racing Point done the right thing in ditching Perez?

On Wednesday night, Sergio Perez announced his departure from Racing Point - despite his earlier assertions that he would remain at the team. The Silverstone outfit now has the chance to secure Sebastian Vettel for 2021 - but is it the right call?

Luke Smith Sep 9, 2020, 3:40 PM

Following an explosive couple of weeks in May in the wake of Sebastian Vettel's exit announcement from Ferrari, the 2021 Formula 1 driver market became somewhat dormant.

Besides Mercedes' confirmation of Valtteri Bottas for next year and Williams' announcement of an unchanged line-up, there have been no concrete moves to talk about.

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Author Luke Smith

Luke Smith is Autosport’s Formula 1 reporter. Luke has been working in F1 as a journalist since 2013, initially alongside a History degree at University College London. Luke served as the lead F1 writer at American broadcaster NBC Sports from 2013-17 before spending two years as the F1 Editor for Crash.net. Luke joined Autosport for the 2020 season.

Luke is also a contributor to The New York Times for its F1 special reports, and has previously worked with Al Jazeera and CNBC, as well as hosting FIA press conferences. Outside of F1, Luke is a fan of sports and music, with an ever-growing vinyl collection, and has being bitten by the running bug in recent years. He also runs a surprisingly popular blog reviewing the often-terrible media centre coffee from his F1 travels.