Why Sergio Perez is the ideal interim solution for Alpine

Sergio Perez and his PR machine have long been a successful duo. Time and again, stories leak about teams that are (supposedly) in talks with the Mexican.

Even during his time at top team Red Bull Racing, Perez mentioned more than once that he was also in talks with other teams.

It's a logical way to increase pressure in contract negotiations. Because different media report that Perez is in talks with other teams, teams may be more inclined to close a deal.

It has paid off for Perez. As GPblog learned, his newly signed contract with Red Bull Racing for 2024, eventually cost the Austrian racing team 18 million euros. A contract given out by Christian Horner, but after the team having buying out Perez's contract, Horner has now lost that power.

Without a contract, Perez and his management continued on this path in 2025. From the start of the season, Perez has been linked to Cadillac. Mario Andretti told GPblog that Perez indeed is a candidate, but not the only one. There's still no deal with the Mexican.

In May, the first rumours emerged that Perez was in talks with Alpine. The talks turned out to be true, but they were talks requested by Perez.

As any good team would do, they keep all options open, but at that time Alpine had just opted for Franco Colapinto.

However, the rumor mill picked up on Tuesday with new discussions about Perez's transfer to Alpine. There, Franco Colapinto seems to be under pressure, and the confidence in Flavio Briatore is also crumbling internally.

Perez, with his sponsors and experience, could provide a solution. Alpine dismissed the rumours as speculation to GPblog and states there's no truth to them at this time.

So, it seems to be the PR team of Perez doing its job well again. Yet, it makes sense why the two parties might consider a partnership.

For Alpine, Perez would be a wise interim solution. Jack Doohan was given too little time, and in hindsight, it may even be questioned if Doohan was ready for F1.

Colapinto also has few F1 races under his belt, but has already ended up in the wall more times than he'd like and didn't show the speed he had during his short period at Williams with Alpine.

While no one can offer guarantees, Perez is an ideal interim solution for Alpine. The money that comes in from Colapinto's sponsors when he races can be compensated for with Perez's sponsors.

In addition, Perez usually offers more guarantee of points and a race without damage than rookies Doohan, Colapinto, or the other reserve driver Paul Aron.

In recent years at Red Bull Racing, Perez was under fire due to the gap to Max Verstappen, but the performances of Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda in 2025 show that Perez wasn't performing that poorly after all.

For Perez, it would be a logical choice. The Mexican has no seat in 2025 and is doing everything to secure one for 2026.

That could be at Alpine, but it also could be an opportunity for Perez to get back in the spotlight for a better seat in 2026. After all, his latest results at Red Bull Racing aren't the best visit card.