Lawson already knew about his promotion to replace Ricciardo

As expected, while he had been under pressure for many weeks, Daniel Ricciardo will not follow through on his commitment. Not living up to the expectations placed on him, Aussie asked to give up his place at Racing Bulls. It is the young Liam Lawson, the one who had already replaced him in 2023 for 5 races after his wrist fracture, who will take his place again.

An unfortunate man on one side, but above all a very happy man on the other who had to keep silent for a few days. Now it finally seems real, smiles Liam Lawson, guest of New Zealand radio Newstalk ZB, who suggested he was aware of what was going on behind the scenes. I knew about it for about two weeks, but until it's public and official, nothing is ever really set in stone. I couldn't tell anyone. »

New RB starter for the last 6 Grands Prix of the season, the New Zealander acknowledged that the trend in recent weeks was towards Daniel Ricciardo's departure. In the end, everything ended up coming together for his greatest happiness. Things seemed to be heading in the right direction [of this decision] for quite some time. Obviously, I had a contract date to meet. Eventually, things were going according to plan, and then, a few weeks ago, they told me that this was what was going to happen. Shortly after, it was confirmed »

Now the Kiwi has 6 weeks to show he deserves his place on the grid because for now Red Bull has not yet projected itself to 2025. I'm obviously very happy, but there are six rounds left to go and so I'm coming to a difficult moment.He says. It will be a big challenge. All these riders have done three quarters of the season, so I have to try to compete with them, on circuits where I have not yet ridden (…) I have to perform well, to try to show what I am worth in F1 and do similar work to what I did last year. » Liam Lawson's turn.

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