Perez not ruling out Ferrari move for 2017 - MotorSportsTalk

Sergio Perez is refusing to rule out a move to Ferrari for the 2017 Formula 1 season, but admitted that he sees no reason to leave Force India at the end of the year.

Perez has been linked with Kimi Raikkonen’s seat at Ferrari for 2017 after an impressive start to the current campaign, scoring two podiums in the last three races for Force India.

The Mexican driver previously spent one year with McLaren before joining Force India for 2014, with whom he has rebuilt his F1 career.

“In Formula 1 you cannot rule out anything, I’ve learnt from that in the past, you never know what will happen in the future, so we’ll see how things develop for the future,” Perez told reporters in Austria ahead of this weekend’s grand prix.

“We are getting closer to take the decision about my future, then we’ll see if there’s an opportunity or not.

“[Force India] know I like the team. I’m happy here and we don’t see a reason to change.”

Perez insisted that his focus lies solely with Force India amid speculation that he could be on the move.

“In the next five weekends we have four races so we are in a part of the season which is quite crucial, so my main focus is here,” Perez said.

“I have my management worrying about these things. I’ve been in this position before in 2012 [when he joined McLaren] and the last thing I want is to distract myself. I want to come here and do my job and it’s the same for my team.”

The Austrian Grand Prix is live across CNBC, NBCSN and Live Extra this weekend.

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With three multiple winners now vying for the championship, the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series heads to Round 11 at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington.

Chase Sexton earned his second victory of the season in Detroit when Aaron Plessinger fell on the final lap. Though he was penalized seven points for disobeying a flag, Sexton is third in the championship race. The Honda rider trails leader Cooper Webb (two victories) by 17 points, and defending series champion Eli Tomac (five wins) is three points behind Webb in second with seven races remaining.

Tomac won last year in Seattle on the way to his second season title.

Honda riders have a Supercross-leading 20 victories in the Seattle event but none at Lumen Field since Justin Barcia in 2013. Tomac and Barcia are the only past 450 Seattke winners entered in Saturday’s event.

Here are the pertinent details for watching Round 11 of the 2023 Supercross season in Seattle:

(All times are ET)

BROADCAST/STREAMING SCHEDULE: TV coverage of Round 11 will begin Saturday at 10 p.m. ET streaming on Peacock with a re-air Monday at 1 a.m. ET on CNBC. The Race Day Live show (including qualifying) will begin on Peacock at 4:30 p.m. ET Saturday.

NBC Sports will have exclusive live coverage of races, qualifiers and heats for the record 31 events in SuperMotocross. The main events will be presented on Peacock, NBC, USA Network, CNBC, and NBC Sports digital platforms.

Peacock will become the home of the SuperMotocross World Championship series in 2023 with live coverage of all races, qualifying, and heats from January to October. There will be 23 races livestreamed exclusively on Peacock, including a SuperMotocross World Championship Playoff event. The platform also will provide on-demand replays of every race. Click here for the full schedule.

POINTS STANDINGS: 450 division l 250 division

ENTRY LISTS: 450 division l 250 division

EVENT SCHEDULE (all times ET):

Here are the start times for Saturday’s Supercross Round 11 in Seattle, according to the Monster Energy Supercross schedule from the AMA:

4:50 p.m.: 250SX Group B Qualifying 1
5:05 p.m.: 250SX Group A Qualifying 1
5:20 p.m.: 450SX Group A Qualifying 1
5:35 p.m.: 450SX Group B Qualifying 1
6:25 p.m.: 250SX Group B Qualifying 2
6:40 p.m.: 250SX Group A Qualifying 2
7:55 p.m.: 450SX Group A Qualifying 2
8:10 p.m.: 450SX Group B Qualifying 2
10:06 p.m.: 250SX Heat 1
10:20 p.m.: 250SX Heat 2
10:34 p.m.: 450SX Heat 1
10:48 p.m.: 450SX Heat 2
11:22 p.m.: 250SX Last Chance Qualifier
11:34 p.m.: 450SX Last Chance Qualifier
11:54 p.m.: 250SX Main Event
12:28 a.m.: 450SX Main Event