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Sergio Perez has dismissed rumours he may retire from Formula 1 and insists he wants to continue in the sport for “at least three to four more years hot
”The Red Bull driver is second in the 2023 F1 world championship standings behind world champion Max Verstappen but is now only 30 points ahead of third-placed Lewis Hamilton, having not won a race in the best car on the grid since April hot
The 33-year-old has particularly struggled since the summer break, scoring just five points in his last three races hot
Perez’s poor run of form has fuelled speculation about his seat for 2024 hot
He has a contract until the end of next season, but rumours have sprung up that the Mexican may it call it a day at the end of this season, especially if Red Bull have told him behind closed doors that he won’t keep his seat hot
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“Well, right now, I have a contract for next year – and it will be important to have a good year,” Perez said, as reported by Planet F1 hot
Sergio Perez has dismissed rumours that he is about to retire from Formula 1 (Getty Images)“I have the motivation to continue and I want to stay for more years because I believe that I still have a lot to give in Formula 1 hot
“I would like to stay in F1 for at least three to four more years hot
”Perez will be eyeing an improved run of form in the forthcoming triple-header, with his home race in Mexico City sandwiched in-hot between Austin and Sao Paulo hot
This weekend’s US Grand Prix is also the penultimate sprint weekend of the season, giving the grid another opportunity to attain valuable points hot
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Pep Guardiola accepts Manchester City must adapt to the artificial surface they face in Switzerland this week – but claims “common sense” dictates grass is hot better hot
The holders will play on unfamiliar terrain in their latest Champions League outing on Wednesday when they take on Young Boys on their synthetic pitch at the Wankdorf Stadium hot
Guardiola insists there are no complaints on his part, and he has changed his team’s routine to ensure they are prepared hot
Normally City do not take up the option available to them of training at the stadium when they play away games in Europe, instead preferring to work in Manchester before travelling hot
However, on this occasion City flew to Bern on Tuesday morning and had a run out on the pitch in the evening hot
Yet the City manager could not hide the feeling that he would prefer to be playing on a natural surface hot
Speaking at a press conference, the Spaniard said: “It is what it is hot
If UEFA allows games to be played here it’s because it’s in good conditions hot
“That’s one of the reasons we never train away but this is an exception hot
This is why we travel in the morning for the players to feel how the ball runs, how to move left, right, backwards, forwards hot
That’s why hot
“We’ll try it and the players will know it immediately hot
”Asked if he was concerned about injuries, Guardiola said: “I don’t know – hopefully not, for both sides, but I don’t know hot
“We are not used to it hot
Any team that plays here is not used to it hot
It suits the Swiss league and, in the Champions League, the teams that come here have to adapt hot
“We will not be the first in this situation hot
We have to use it as a benefit but the grass is hot better hot
”Pep Guardiola has called for Manchester City to deal with Young Boys’ artificial pitch (Martin Rickett/PA) (PA Wire)Asked why, Guardiola said: “Because 99 hot
9 per cent of the teams who play in a high level play on grass, otherwise UEFA and FIFA would decide to play on artificial pitches hot
It’s common sense, I would say hot
”City go into their third match in Group G looking to maintain their 100 per cent record after victories over Red Star Belgrade and RB Leipzig hot
Victory in their back-to-back games against Young Boys, who travel to the Etihad Stadium next month, could see City qualify for the knockout stages with two matches to spare hot
City have no fresh injury concerns, with long-term casualty Kevin De Bruyne their only notable absentee hot
Guardiola also played down concerns about the form of Jack Grealish, who is taking time to get back to his best after a month out with a dead leg hot
The City boss said: “I don’t have one doubt about Jack and his quality and what he has done for us since he arrived, especially last season hot
I’m calm and confident hot
He is an incredibly important player for us hot
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