F1
Is Lawson already a victim of the Red Bull second seat curse?
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What about the expectations placed on Lawson?
In Melbourne, nothing like this should have happened. If among the younger members of the family Red Bull, there was only one capable of playing with evil spells and defying fate, and that was him. Preferred to a Yuki tsunoda Deemed too mentally fragile, Liam Lawson, solid and without qualms, seemed to be cut out for the job. Obviously, limited experience would inevitably work against the New Zealand hopeful, but he was also not asked to compete with Max Verstappen, his four-time world champion teammate. Just to give a little life to this car that had ended up being described as "dead" as it no longer brought in the slightest
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Yves-Henri RANDIER
19/03/2025 at 12:17 a.m.
The Horner / Marko duo will give Lawson time (a little!) because he does not want Tsunhonda in the second Red Bull as soon as they return to Europe in May (knowing that Buemi does not want to return to F1). On the other hand, during the summer break, the cans would be quite capable of throwing Lawson out and bringing TsunHonda (who will no longer be there in 2026, so no qualms about destroying him) up for a Hadjar / Lindblad duo in the Ridiculous Bulls nursery, the Englishman having in the meantime started in F2!
French
19/03/2025 at 08:31 a.m.
A little patience and understanding! It's strange how much less severe we are with Isaac Hadjar...
Firebird
19/03/2025 at 12:41 a.m.
Zero level journalism. It feels like we're on the team...
SYLVAIN DUCREUX
19/03/2025 at 07:58 a.m.
Zero level commentary. It's like being on Facebook... Denigrating JM Desnoues is like saying Hamilton is a loser in F1, laughable!
vincent moyet
18/03/2025 at 11:56 a.m.
RB killed their own driver lineup by firing drivers without giving them time to gain experience. Now they only have rookies for that seat, they're reaping what they sowed. And is this recruitment policy the right one? Hulkenberg, for example, an experienced and solid mercenary on the grid, would make an excellent teammate for Verstappen. A first full season at Racing Bulls alongside Tsunoda would have been a very good learning curve for Lawson. When RB dumps him, they'll probably try Hadjar, just as green, and who next?