Mexico’s Sergio Perez sits in 16th place in the 2019 F1 Driver’s Championship standings, but the driver remains confident on securing a new long-term deal with Racing Point. 

BUDAPEST, Hungary – Mexico’s Sergio Perez is confident of securing a new long-term deal to keep him at Racing Point beyond 2019.

Perez has been at the team since 2014, when it was called Force India. He played a key role in the process which saw the team saved from the brink of closure last year before being taken over by a consortium led by Lawrence Stroll, father of Perez’s teammate Lance.

« I think things are settling down, my priority will be to continue with the team, » Perez said when asked about his intentions. « [The deal is] not done yet. We are finalising it.

« But you know in Formula One until it’s done it’s never done. As I see very good prospects for the future so I look forward to it. »

Perez has scored five podiums over the past five seasons with the team and sees an opportunity for Racing Point to become a regular contender now it has new ownership on the eve of the sweeping regulation changes being planned for 2021.

« I think now the prospect and the ambitions of the team is very good, I think it will be very good to get a long term deal here because I see that the team is going forwards. I think it works both ways well, and we ideally would like to commit for a long-term deal, so hopefully we can work out the terms and everything. »

When asked if 2021 was a chance for the team to move to the front end of the grid, he said: « I think so. When you look around it’s definitely a good place to be.

« I’ve been very long with the team. I remember what a weekend I had last year and the administration process, I had all that here last year, so to come back here after one year and see where the team is and where the team is heading to, I feel very proud of that. I definitely haven’t finished business, although I’ve been a long time with the team, I see more to come. »

http://www.espn.com/f1/story/_/id/27300942/perez-closing-new-racing-point-deal

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