Kevin Magnussen now poised to join Jenson Button in 2014 line-up
Monday 18 November 2013 17:03, UK
Sergio Perez has announced that he will leave McLaren at the end of the season after just a single year with the Woking-based outfit.
In response, McLaren released a statement from Team Principal Martin Whitmarsh. "First of all, we would like to thank Checo for his kind and gracious statement, and for being a fine team member during the 2013 Formula 1 season," it read. "There are still two grands prix yet to run this year, and our collective focus is on scoring as many points as we can in those two remaining races. "Checo has made many friends during his time at McLaren - and, together, as a team, we intend to do our utmost to help him finish his year with us with two good results, especially here in Austin, where he has so many fans. "We wish him well for the future, and are sure that he will have many successes ahead of him. "As regards our driver line-up for next year, no 2014 deal has yet been signed with any driver except Jenson, and we therefore have nothing further to announce at this time. As and when that situation progresses, we will make a further announcement accordingly."
