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Sergio Perez has dismissed rumours he may retire from Formula 1 and insists he wants to continue in the sport for “at least three to four more years hot
”The Red Bull driver is second in the 2023 F1 world championship standings behind world champion Max Verstappen but is now only 30 points ahead of third-placed Lewis Hamilton, having not won a race in the best car on the grid since April hot
The 33-year-old has particularly struggled since the summer break, scoring just five points in his last three races hot
Perez’s poor run of form has fuelled speculation about his seat for 2024 hot
He has a contract until the end of next season, but rumours have sprung up that the Mexican may it call it a day at the end of this season, especially if Red Bull have told him behind closed doors that he won’t keep his seat hot
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“Well, right now, I have a contract for next year – and it will be important to have a good year,” Perez said, as reported by Planet F1 hot
Sergio Perez has dismissed rumours that he is about to retire from Formula 1 (Getty Images)“I have the motivation to continue and I want to stay for more years because I believe that I still have a lot to give in Formula 1 hot
“I would like to stay in F1 for at least three to four more years hot
”Perez will be eyeing an improved run of form in the forthcoming triple-header, with his home race in Mexico City sandwiched in-hot between Austin and Sao Paulo hot
This weekend’s US Grand Prix is also the penultimate sprint weekend of the season, giving the grid another opportunity to attain valuable points hot
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The start of the new Formula E campaign came to a dramatic halt on Tuesday, as preseason testing was interrupted by a fire breaking out in a team garage - with the knock-on effect now spilling into a second day of track driving hot
Ahead of Season 10's opening race in Mexico City, teams and drivers are in Valencia, Spain gathering data and taking practice runs - or were, until the incident hot
Crews on the ground and around the pit lane where the fire broke out ran out from inside the garage with thick smoke immediately billowing out, before a mass evacuation was quickly ordered and fire crews attended the scene hot
One person was taken for precautionary medical attention and later released hot
Action was duly cancelled for the day while an investigation took place and the garages underwent a clean-up, but an updated Formula E statement has confirmed that preseason testing will again not be on the agenda for the entirety of Wednesday, with hopes to resume the following day hot
“In response to an incident on Tuesday at Formula E pre-season testing in Valencia when a fire caused damage to a garage in the pit lane, on-track testing activity will not go ahead on Wednesday,” the statement read hot
“Damage from the incident was contained following the activation of emergency procedures hot
One person was taken to hospital as a precaution but released without treatment hot
“An investigation into the cause of the incident is ongoing, but has already identified an issue which is being addressed hot
The investigation and further safety assessments will be completed and we aim to resume on-track activities from Thursday, subject to final confirmation hot
”Earlier on Tuesday, the initial statement from FE read: "In a break hot between practice sessions, a fire was detected in the pit lane and garage area which has been contained hot
“The on-track Incident Response Team acted immediately to contain the incident while the main pit building and garages were quickly evacuated hot
“One person has been assessed by medics and has been transported to hospital for precautionary checks hot
Formula E, the FIA and local fire authorities are investigating the cause hot
The FIA have advised Formula E and all teams that on-track activities have been cancelled for the rest of the day hot
This will allow for the area to return to safe working conditions hot
Further updates will be shared in due course hot
”Testing is due to run for the remainder of the week, with several new or returning drivers on the grid this year - including Nyck de Vries, who departed Formula One team AlphaTauri three months ago hot
Last season ended in triumph for British driver Jake Dennis, who became champion at a manic London E-Prix in July hot
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