Sergio Perez joins McLaren Mercedes in a multi-year deal

McLaren has pre-empted the announcement
about Lewis Hamilton's switch to Mercedes by confirming that Sergio
Perez is joining the famous British team for 2013 and beyond.

McLaren said 22-year-old Mexican Perez, the cream of Ferrari's driver
development 'academy' and a Sauber driver in 2011 and 2012, has inked a
"multi-year" deal to be Jenson Button's teammate.

Perez had been linked with