Given the demotion to Racing Bulls for Liam Lawson, what are Jack Doohan’s chances looking like at Alpine given that Franco Colapinto is a reserve driver? – Anjum Well, the first thing to say is just because Red Bull demoted Lawson, that does not necessarily mean Alpine will do the same to Doohan. On the...
Lawson struggled to come to terms with the wayward handling of the Red Bull car. He qualified 18th for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, and last for both the sprint and main grand prix in China, and failed to make significant progress in any of the races. Red Bull demoted him because they felt he...
Liam Lawson says his demotion by Red Bull after just two races came as a total surprise. The New Zealander was sent to Red Bull’s second team, Racing Bulls, after the Chinese Grand Prix, with Japanese driver Yuki Tsunoda moving in the other direction in time for this weekend’s race in Japan. “It was definitely...
Lawson qualified 18th at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix and crashed out of the race. In China last weekend, he qualified last for both the sprint and the grand prix, and finished 14th and 12th. World champion Verstappen was second in Melbourne and fourth in Shanghai. The next race is the Japanese Grand Prix, from...
Red Bull are third in the constructors’ championship after two races, behind McLaren and Mercedes, and Verstappen has expressed his belief that their car may be only the fourth fastest in the field. The Dutchman was a close second behind race-winner Lando Norris’ McLaren in the wet season-opening Australian Grand Prix, and fourth at the...
His average qualifying deficit to team-mate Max Verstappen has been 0.88 seconds. Verstappen finished second in Australia, third in the sprint in Shanghai and fourth in the Chinese Grand Prix. Lawson will return to Red Bull’s second team, Racing Bulls, alongside French rookie Isack Hadjar. Japanese driver Tsunoda was asked at the Chinese Grand Prix...