Pierre Gasly supports Liam Lawson after his demotion: "I see myself in some of the things he experiences"

His name joins the long list of victims of Red Bull management in recent years. Liam Lawson has already left the team. Milton Keynes after only two short weekends, a sad record of precocity which beats the three races of Roberto Doornbos in 0. The Kiwi does not, however, leave the Formula 1 and bounced back to Racing Bulls, the team with which he competed in his first eleven Grands Prix.

This demotion had already affected some of his predecessors, including Pierre Gasly, referred to Faenza after twelve Grands Prix in 2019. A painful decision for the Frenchman, combined with the simultaneous loss of his friend Anthoine Hubert, made that summer the worst period of his career.

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Almost six years later, Pierre Gasly is thriving away from the Red Bull fold, having left at the end of 2022 to join Alpine. After his stint, the drivers came and went at Faenza, without any of them being able to dislodge Sergio Pérez, who had remained in place until the end of last season. To replace the Mexican, who had been lacking pace in his final months, Red Bull put his trust in Liam Lawson, who quickly burned his wings: like Gasly before him, the New Zealander was sent back to Racing Bulls to continue his apprenticeship. A difficult situation to manage for which Pierre Gasly gave him his support and his experience of the situation.

"I really wish Liam all the best. I can obviously relate to some of the things he's going through. assures Gasly.  I think it's very difficult to judge anything from the outside. I think only Liam can know his situation and know all the details. You just have to respect that at Red Bull we do our best with the means we have, and I have no doubt that they will both (Lawson and tsunoda, Editor's note) to do very well. But hey, it's not really up to me to comment, because you never really know what's going on inside."

Always rather reserved when it comes to discussing the reasons for his failure at Red Bull, the Norman admitted to having called his former teammate Yuki Tsunoda to share his experience before his big debut with the Austrian team at his home Grand Prix. The Japanese was touched by this attention, which was complemented by a call from Sergio Pérez, who also shared his experience of four full seasons alongside Max Verstappen.