Liam Lawson achieves what seemed impossible at the time and will continue for another year in F1

ByDavid Mitchell

After the Brazilian GP, ​​the British press already published that the great role of Liam Lawson in this stretch of the season it had been enough to convince the structure Red Bull and renew his contract for another year in Racing Bulls. Well, those of the energy drink They confirmed this Thursday officially the continuity of the New Zealander in 2027

As detailed in the statement, Lawson will be in the B team’s box for one more year along with to Arvin Lindblad that, despite not having a signed contractits continuity was taken for granted. We must not forget that English is the new diamond that many see as Red Bull’s great bet for the nearest future.

Lawson’s continuity, on the other hand, was not so clear. After giving him the opportunity last year alongside Verstappen and dropping him two races later due to a disastrous performance, it was normal to think that he could not go much further within the Austrian structure. In addition, another of the great future talents of the Red Bull academy, Nikola Tsolov is pushing hard with great performance in Formula 2. It should be remembered that the Bulgarian, in his first year in the Formula 1 pre-season category, is already fighting for the title.

That is why there were many doubts with the figure of Lawson. However, in 2026, the 24-year-old driver is having his best season in F1. He is ninth overall with 89 points, compared to the 38 that only Lindblad has in his locker. Lawson has scored points in 15 of the 20 races held so far and since the Bahrain GP in Malaysia he has always finished within the TOP9. Taking into account that the Racing Bulls is not a car to fight for important things, it has a lot of merit. Although it is also true that had to replace the injured Hadjar at Red Bull in up to three Grand Prix.

Lawson will be one of the drivers with the most races in the Faenza team. It is worth mentioning that, before joining Red Bull at the beginning of 2025, he was already at Racing Bulls since he replaced Ricciardo at the end of 2023. Therefore, there will be more than four seasons defending the same colors. Not since Pierre Gasly has a driver been seen for so long in the Italian-based team.

David Mitchell
David Mitchell

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