The reigning champions Red Bull have been the headliners of this season for good reasons and bad. From the Christian Horner Controversy to their alchemist of 20 years, Adrian Newey leaving the team. Moreso, with the second seat in the team up for grabs, the F1 fans are sitting on the edge of their couches as the biggest recruitment of silly season 2024 can happen anytime now. And it did!! Yesterday, the team began teasing its fans about an upcoming announcement. Today they declared the much-awaited news but fans aren’t too happy with it.

Red Bull has seen unprecedented dominance in F1 with the magical duo of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez. Sergio played an ultimate wingman to woo the championship trophy to his teammate Max. Last year the team won the constructors’ championship and a 1-2 in the drivers’ championship. Probably owing to this glorious past, the team decided to renew Checo’s contract instead of singing someone like Carlos Sainz.

Posting a video of Perez’s wins and memorable moments with his voice-over stating, “We are not done just yet”. The Milton Keynes-based outfit announced Sergio Perez’s contract extension in style. They captioned the post, “Committing to the Team for two more seasons! ✍️.¡Comprometido con el equipo por dos temporadas más!” However, fans were left disappointed with this announcement.

“Was hoping Carlos would take that seat”: Perez’s contract renewal leave fans miffed

Carlos Sainz was the front-runner for that Red Bull seat, which was Sergio’s to lose. This was gathered after the 2024 Australian GP, Christian Horner had expressed his admiration for Carlos when he said that there is a very talented unemployed driver on the grid. However, despite all the hype and conjectures, RB decided to take the safe route. But this hasn’t gone down well with the fans.

The Instagram users expressed their raw emotions. One user wrote, “I was hoping Carlos would take that seat. What a disappointment.”

Another one chimed in with the same emotions, stating it wasn’t what they expected. The user wrote, “What a letdown hahaha”

One even began blaming himself for expecting a wild announcement from the Milton Keynes-based outfit. They wrote, “I can only blame myself for looking forward to this announcement”

Few even took jabs at Perez’s current standing in the championship. They wrote, “Will be great seeing him battling for p5 in the championship!”

But the most dominant emotion remained that of disappointment as one user wrote, “I thought for a moment it was an exciting announcement” and “All this hype for nothing”

What are your emotions regarding Red Bull’s extension on Sergio Perez’s contract?