Liam Lawson on shock Red Bull call-up: ‘Not what I expected’

The 24-year-old admits the call-up came without warning, but feels far better prepared for his second shot in the top team.

The Kiwi will have just one hour to get to grips with the challenge of a new car.

Call it cosmic karma or poetic justice, but on the scene of Liam Lawson's Formula 1 debut, deputising for Daniel Ricciardo in 2023, the New Zealander is again replacing a driver in the Red Bull stable at Zandvoort because of a hand injury. Lawson eventually used his five-race stint with AlphaTauri in 2023 as a launch p

LIAM LAWSON has been handed a shock Red Bull return at this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix — 16 months after he was axed by the former world champions. New Zealander Lawson, dropped by Red Bull after just two races last year, will line up alongside Max Verstappen at the four-time world champion’s home event following a wri