Marko hints at Lawson starting in 2025 

Will Liam Lawson soon receive the long-awaited phone call? The one with which Helmut Marko will confirm his promotion in Formula 1, this time full time? Difficult to provide a very clear answer at this time but the New Zealander seems to be getting seriously closer to his goal. 

In recent times, the Austrian has increased his public outings and these have pleaded in favor of the Kiwi, the leader of Red Bull using it to put more and more pressure on Daniel Ricciardo. " We put Daniel in the car and the idea was to bring him back to Red Bull Racing if he had been significantly faster than Yuki, recently explained the special consultant toESPN. But he also had his ups and downs. So far, he has not met the criteria to be a Red Bull driver » 

A boon for Lawson? 

Obviously, Liam Lawson remains on the lookout and judging by Helmut Marko's new appearance in the press, it smells pretty good, very good even. Through this outspokenness which characterizes him so much, the former pilot did not hide in the columns of the Austrian newspaper Kleine Zeitung when talking about his junior. “ He will be in one of our cars next year,” he insisted. 

As for the destination of the native of Hastings, the Red Bull advisor did not go further, however assuring that a “ decision will be made in September. » Whose place? At Red Bull to replace Sergio Pérez whose future is not certain despite a contract recently extended until 2026? Or at RB alongside Yuki tsunoda replacing Daniel Ricciardo who has not really convinced since his return in 2023? Case to be continued but the outcome has never seemed so close...

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