Liam Lawson, a biting return to F1… and without complexes

Deprived of F1 for over a year, Liam Lawson seized his chance and sent a strong message to his management ahead of next year. To the point of now being the favorite to become Max Verstappen's teammate from 2025?

Published 22/10/2024 à 16:30

Jeremy Satis

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Liam Lawson, a biting return to F1… and without complexes

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How can we not be tempted to put the cart before the horse and imagine what Liam Lawson would be capable of doing alongside Max Verstappen in a Red Bull after his Texan performance? Relaunched in the arena as a replacement for Daniel Ricciardo, so that the Austrian brand's management can gauge him with a view to 2025, the New Zealander has ticked all the boxes. It's like

Jeremy Satis

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vincent moyet

22/10/2024 at 11:18 a.m.

What if we didn't get ahead of ourselves? How many promising youngsters has RB promoted too quickly in the parent team only for a temperamental old man (whom I won't name) to throw them out like dirt? A good season to assume leadership of a B team is a good school. But it will be up to our lacking patience recruiters at RB to decide...

Yves-Henri RANDIER

22/10/2024 at 09:37 a.m.

Also, let's not forget that at the same time, Tsuhonda (who will finally put his suit in a Red Bull after the last Grand Prix) brilliantly did a nice spin all alone at turn 1, a move worthy of the brilliant Nikita Mazespin...

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