Perez to Force India, Sutil to Sauber for 2014 F1 championship

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The big ol' game of musical chairs that is the Formula One off season plays on as two solid drivers switch between midfield teams. First up is Sergio Perez, who moves to Force India for next season and onward. The young Mexican has been on the grid for three seasons, driving for the first two with Sauber before moving to McLaren last year. He's since been replaced at the Woking outfit by newcomer Kevin Magnussen.

Perez will be driving at Force India alongside Nico Hulkenberg, and takes the place of Adrian Sutil, who in turn is moving to Sauber (where he's all but certain to partner with newcomer Sergey Sirotkin). A far more experienced driver than any of the other drivers named here, Sutil has been on the grid since 2007 with the same team since it was known as Spyker - but in six seasons has failed to score a single podium finish. Perez, meanwhile, landed on the steps three times (all in his second season at Sauber).

We're still waiting on word as to what Sutil's former wingman Paul di Resta (who was also released by Force India) will do next season. The Mercedes protégé is tipped to potentially return next season to DTM, the German touring car series that he dominated in 2010. Following these announcements (which you can read below), the only teams with seats still open are Caterham and Marussia.Continue reading Perez to Force India, Sutil to Sauber for 2014 F1 championship

Perez to Force India, Sutil to Sauber for 2014 F1 championship originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 18 Dec 2013 10:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.



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