Red Bull F1 News: Team CONFIRM date for announcement on Lawson future

Liam Lawson at AlphaTauri in 2023 — Photo: © IMAGO

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Red Bull CONFIRM date for announcement on Lawson future

Will Liam Lawson be on the F1 grid in 2025?

By Sheona Mountford.

Friday 9 August 2024 23:00

A chief Red Bull figure has revealed that the team have set a deadline regarding Liam Lawson’s F1 future.

The Red Bull reserve driver made his F1 debut during the 2023 season, where he stood in for an injured Daniel Ricciardo at AlphaTauri (now VCARB).

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Lawson completed five races with the team, when he impressed with a point-scoring finish at the Singapore Grand Prix.

Despite making the most of his opportunity in F1, Lawson is still waiting for a full time opportunity in the sport.

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RB CEO Peter Bayer has insisted that the team have not decided on whether the Australian would be replaced, and expect to make a decision after the summer break.

He further confirmed that Yuki Tsunoda, Ricciardo and Lawson would take part in a test shootout that may determine who Red Bull bosses consider for their 2025 lineup alongside the Japanese driver.

In his recent column for Speedweek, Red Bull chief Helmut Marko further confirmed that the team would make an announcement about Lawson’s F1 future after the summer break.

Helmut Marko reveals Liam Lawson's F1 future will be decided in September

“We will announce what happens next with Liam Lawson in September,” Marko wrote. “It has been planned for some time that he would be able to gain more Formula 1 experience in Imola.

“Even though the competition would like to use him on loan, he is not available for that. Our Formula 2 driver Isack Hadjar took his fourth victory in the highest Formula racing class in Spa.

“He clearly has the potential for Formula 1. We'll see how things develop, but he will certainly take on some role. It could be that he will spend a year as a test and simulator driver, like Lawson.”

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