Liam Lawson: “It was a shock, I didn’t see him come”

The New Zealander spoke about his untimely exit of Red Bull after two formula dates 1. His place will be occupied by Yuki Tsunoda and he will return to Racing Bulls.

Just two dates Liam Lawson lasted on Red Bull. The New Zealander was anointed as head of the Energy Bever team to occupy the position that left Czech Czech Pérez. The lack of results of the Mexican in the second half of the 2024 season led the team’s popes to break the contract signed in May and open the checkbook (the termination cost 18 million euros to the Austrian Team). Lawson was uploaded from Racing Bulls to Red Bull, but after two races, on clues on which he had never run, From Milton Keynes they decided to take a rudder, return the second team to the oceanic and give Yuki Tsunoda. The whole movement surprised Lawson.

“To be honest, it was a shock. I didn’t see him coming,” said Racing Bulls pilot in statements to Sky Sports F1. “The conversations we had did not really go in that direction, so it was definitely not something that awaited me,” he added.

Lawson did not add points in the two competitions he played (Australia and China) and failed to overcome Q1 in the three classifications disputed (in Shanghai there was sprint). The performances led Helmut Marko and Christian Horner to make the determination of making a change in the alignment of main team pilots to increase the chances of adding units in the World Cup of builders and helping Max Verstappenaccording to them they confessed. Can Yuki dominate the RB21? Suzuka will have the answers. Meanwhile, Lawson said he needed more time to get used to the car.

“With more time, especially in circuits in which I was before, I could have familiarized me. It was a difficult start. We had a complicated test and a first difficult weekend in Melbourne with the training. And then, of course, China was a sprint,” the Neo Zealander defended himself. “I think I would have helped me to drive in places I know, because the car was quite complicated and I would have liked to take that opportunity. But it is not my decision, so I am here to make the most of this opportunity.”

Lawson does not blame the car or his driving style. “For me it was none of that. I lacked familiarization time. The car is difficult to handle. For me it is a matter of time. In each session I had to get used to something unknown. It is a change and I had time to do it. ”

The New Zealander has just 13 races in F1 And it has already passed one of the main teams and was degraded to Racing Bulls. A too frantic pace for a 23 -year -old, who must show his mental strength and temperance to overcome this moment and be able to redirect his career in the World Cup.