Sergio Perez is expecting talks with Red Bull over a new contract to happen during some F1 “downtime” and hopes any decision will be made quickly.
Perez has impressed in his debut season with Red Bull after switching from Racing Point – now Aston Martin – over the winter, taking victory in Azerbaijan and following that result up with third in France last week.
Questioned as to when he would ask Red Bull about a new contract, the Mexican replied: “I think right now we are so busy with the races, three in a row.
“There will be some downtime where we can speak about it and hopefully it doesn’t take too long.”
While at Racing Point, Perez appeared to have been safe as a driver heading into the Aston Martin era but was eventually ousted in favour of Sebastian Vettel.
Recalling that, he added: “I don’t have a good experience when you take that long.
“I see it as a natural thing when you are comfortable in the team, working with them and the team working with you, it is something that should happen very smoothly and we should just take it out of the season and focus on the right stuff.”
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