Pérez departs Racing Point, who are set to rebrand for 2021Announcement hijacks Ferrari’s 1,000th
Grand Prix on Sunday
Sebastian Vettel will drive for Racing Point next season after completing a multi-year deal with the team. Racing Point are to be rebranded as Aston Martin in 2021 and four-time world champion Vettel, deemed surplus to requirements by
Ferrari, will head up the project.
Vettel’s announcement hijacks Ferrari’s 1,000th Grand Prix at the Italian team’s home track in Mugello this weekend. The 33-year-old German will team up with Lance Stroll, 21, the son of Canadian
fashion billionaire Lawrence Stroll, a co-owner of Racing Point.