Sergio Perez Confirms That He is Leaving McLaren

Sergio Perez has released a statement saying that he will leave McLarenMcLarenUnited Kingdom, 1963 > present92 models
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at the end of the 2013 season.

Rumors have been circulating this week that McLaren would drop Perez in favor of 2013 Formula RenaultRenaultFrance, 1898 > present189 models
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3.5 champion Kevin Magnussen. However, until now there had been no official confirmation from either McLaren or Perez.

Perez says that he will remain with McLaren for the US Grand Prix and Brazilian Grand Prix.

McLaren has still not officially confirmed Magnussen as Perez’s replacement, but Jenson Button is set to remain with the team for another year.

Perez raced for SauberSauberSwitzerland, 1970 > present21 models
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in 2011 and 2012 and switched to McLaren in 2013. His best performance with McLaren so far this season was a fifth place finish in India. He finished second twice in 2012 with Sauber. 

Source: Autosport