How «stroke of genius» set up Racing Bulls for season-best result at F1 Monaco GP
Sitting in the Monaco Grand Prix media centre towards the end of Sunday’s Formula 1 race, the press pack were trying to decide just how we each felt about the introduction of the mandatory two-stop rule and if it had worked or not. One of them hit the nail firmly on the head when he […]
Has Lawson’s Racing Bulls F1 return been as bad as it seems?
“Pretty shocking.” That’s how Liam Lawson assesses his results, four grands prix into his newest stint as a Racing Bulls driver, following his demotion from Red Bull. “We have no points,” Lawson said matter-of-factly after another forgettable race in Miami. “Obviously Formula 1 is a lot of variables and to put a full race together […]
Where Lawson and Tsunoda stand three races into their Red Bull/Racing Bulls switch
For the reasons previously explored in this writer’s column last week, the RB21 has performance available to be extracted — but largely in a certain, admittedly narrow, window. When comparing how the drivers occupying Red Bull’s rotating second seat had got on, it was evident that was something that Liam Lawson struggled with, while Yuki […]
Lawson “definitely pushing me” like Tsunoda used to
Isack Hadjar says his Racing Bulls Formula 1 team-mate Liam Lawson has had a smooth adaptation back to the Faenza-based squad following his Red Bull demotion — which the New Zealander agrees on. Lawson outqualified Hadjar for the first time at last weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, outpacing the rookie by 0.010s in Q1 and […]
Why Lawson needs a reset to stop Red Bull’s loss becoming Racing Bulls’ loss
«Not super fun so far» — either a pithy scrawled note penned by the late Roger Ebert part-way through a tepid, multi-million dollar blockbuster (Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, perhaps?) or Liam Lawson’s assessment of his opening four races in 2025. As we’re not Empire Magazine, you know it’s probably the latter point. This […]
“Definitely not something I expected”
Liam Lawson has revealed that his demotion to Racing Bulls, after just two grands prix at Red Bull in the 2025 Formula 1 season, came as a surprise. After Lawson struggled at both Melbourne and Shanghai – including qualifying 20th twice in China – Red Bull decided the situation called for an immediate driver swap, […]
Verstappen disagreed with Red Bull’s Lawson decision
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has confirmed Max Verstappen disagreed with Red Bull swapping Liam Lawson for Racing Bulls’ Yuki Tsunoda just two rounds into the 2025 Formula 1 season. Red Bull made the call after Lawson failed to perform at both Albert Park and Shanghai, with him placing last in both qualifying sessions at […]
Promoting ‘battered boxer’ Lawson to Red Bull was a mistake
Red Bull’s Helmut Marko has admitted handing Liam Lawson an early promotion to Red Bull in Formula 1 over Yuki Tsunoda was a mistake. On Thursday morning Red Bull announced Lawson and Tsunoda would swap places, with the Japanese driver promoted to the main team while the Kiwi would return to Racing Bulls with immediate […]
Will the Lawson/Tsunoda swap fix the problems at Red Bull F1?
Red Bull has already called time on Liam Lawson’s very short stint with the team, as the 23-year-old has been dropped after just two grands prix in 2025. Lawson will return to Red Bull’s sister squad Racing Bulls, with his former team-mate Yuki Tsunoda heading to the ‘A’ team after a point-less start to the […]