It is already a first thunderclap in the F1 season. After only two races, a pilot is about to lose his boat before the Japanese Grand Prix.
This is Liam Lawson. The New Zealander had been promoted to Red Bull at the start of the season, to be the teammate of Max Verstappen, after the end of Sergio Perez’s contract. He will therefore quickly return to Racing Bulls, in the subsidiary stable, Yuki Tsunoda making the opposite path.
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Liam Lawson will add his name to the list of “victims” of the Back of the car n ° 2 from Red Bull, in which we find in particular Pierre Gasly and Alexander Albon, and where we can even include Sergio Perez, who has lived a very difficult last year. It is not easy to be in the shadow of a champion of Max Verstappen’s caliber. And yet …
Max Verstappen wanted to keep Liam Lawson
According to the TelegraphThe Dutchman did not agree that his team so quickly ejected Liam Lawson. Obviously, “Mad Max” wanted to give his young teammate more time, probably aware that this Red Bull, for a few months, is particularly difficult to tame.
The leaders of the Austrian stable made another decision, obviously. It must be said that Lawson has chained the bad results. An abandonment in Australia, a 14th place in the race sprint in China, and a 12th place the next day during the Grand Prix, where he had finished 20th and good last of the qualifications. In the manufacturers’ classification, Red Bull is already 42 points behind McLaren after two competition weekends. And it is Lawson who knocked out.
