The reigning Drivers' Champion, Max Verstappen, won his second title at the Japanese Grand Prix, while Red Bull Racing won their fifth World Constructor Championship.
Red Bull Racing has no intetion of letting Perez go anytime soon as they have locked him in until the end of the 2023 season as so far.
The United States Grand Prix is the longest-running Formula One World Championship event held in the United States.
The last Japanese GP was held in 2019 which saw then Mercedes driver Valterri Bottas put in a monumental effort to dominate and win from third on the grid.
The sport returns to the country after a two-year absence due to the pandemic, which thwarted all preparations to race in that region of the world.
Masi was given a new position within the company, according to FIA president Mohammed ben Sulayem, who made the announcement in February.
The Alpine driver was 0.646s behind Red Bull's Max Verstappen who will start from pole on Sunday.
Red Bull will look to keep their winning run going in Montreal and widen the gap at the top of the Constructor's Championship table.
The 2016 European Grand Prix, which was contested at the Baku City Circuit, was Azerbaijan's maiden Formula One Grand Prix.
After retiring from Formula One, Coulthard worked as a consultant for Red Bull and then became a commentator and analyst.